A Reliability Analysis Was Run on Items from a Questionnaire

question 16

Multiple Choice

A reliability analysis was run on items from a questionnaire and gave rise to a Cronbach's alpha of α = -.8. What is the most likely explanation?

• A)There are too few items on the questionnaire.
• B)The questionnaire has 'inverse reliability'.
• C)There were reverse-phrased items on the questionnaire that were not reverse-scored before the analysis was done.
• D)The questionnaire is unreliable.

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Definitions:

Emotional Responses

Reactions that involve feelings, such as happiness, anger, or sadness, in response to stimuli.

Perceptions

The process of organizing, interpreting, and making sense of sensory information to understand the environment and social interactions.

Facial Expressions

The movements of the facial muscles that convey emotions and feelings to others.

Paul Ekman

A psychologist who is best known for his work on the facial expressions of emotions and their universality across cultures.