A test is said to be reliable if ________

a) a person's score on a test is pretty much the same every time he or she takes it

b) it contains an adequate sample of the skills it is supposed to measure
c) its results agree with a more direct measure of what the test is designed to predict

d) it is culture-fair


ANS: a

Psychology

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