Dr. Sardonicus administers a test of self-esteem to her class during the first week in the semester. Three weeks later she administers the same test to the same group of test takers in the same setting. What can Dr. Sardonicus determine by correlating to two sets of scores?
A. validity
B. internal reliability
C. test-retest reliability
D. convergent validity
Answer: C
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