Quentin has a new client, and measures the client's intelligence level using an IQ test at an initial assessment appointment. About six months later, Quentin repeats all the assessments. In doing so, he finds that the IQ test score at the second assessment is very similar to the score from the first assessment. This suggests the IQ test has good reliability
a. test-retest
b. interrater
c. internal consistency
d. content
a
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a. Larger numbers of people being diagnosed with that disorder b. Smaller numbers of people being diagnosed with that disorder c. More men being diagnosed with a disorder d. More women being diagnosed with a disorder
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a. ?increased planning ability b. ?no change in her attention c. ?an enhanced ability to fantasize d. ?increased reality testing
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a. social conditions b. family factors c. psychological factors d. biological/organic factors
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a. limbic system b. cortex c. hindbrain d. corpus callosum