A clinical psychologist who is considering a new inventory designed measure generalized anxiety wants to be sure that all the items are measuring this construct. Therefore, the psychologist should look for evidence of
A) internal consistency reliability.
B) interrater reliability.
C) test-retest reliability.
D) standardized reliability.
Answer: A
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