Simon developed two forms of an intelligence test. In the second form, he changed the wording and order of the questions. He administered both forms to the same group of participants two weeks apart. While scoring the tests, Simon realized that the participants' answers to the different forms of the test were dissimilar. In this case, the tests are said to have:
A. high alternate form reliability.
B. low test-retest reliability.
C. low alternate form reliability.
D. high test-retest reliability.
Answer: C
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a. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. b. the law of effect. c. generalization. d. the law of desirable consequences. e. intermittent reinforcement.
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