An advantage of split-half reliability over parallel-forms reliability is that only the former eliminates the possibility that participants will:
A. remember how they answered the questions in the first administration.
B. change with respect to the variable being measured during the time between administrations.
C. develop an aversion to taking psychological tests.
D. become fatigued while taking the test.
Answer: B
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