In one approach to the construction of a test to measure a personality trait, the test is administered to at least two groups, where members of one of the groups is known to be high in the trait that the test was designed to measure. This approach is referred to as the ________ approach to test construction.

A. logical
B. factor-analytic
C. empirical criterion keying
D. theoretical


Answer: C

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