Why is the development of a test that is valid but not reliable impossible?

What will be an ideal response?


Reliability is a prerequisite for validity. Thus, a test may be reliable but not valid. However, a test cannot be valid but not reliable.

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In one review of 29 studies involving treatment comparisons, Luborsky and colleagues (1999) found that the allegiance effect accounted for what percentage of the variance in reported outcome?

a. About one-fifth c. About two-thirds b. About one-half d. About four-fifths

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Gives public housing authorities the power to reject housing applications of those with criminal histories and to evict any tenant who is involved in criminal activity

a. Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 b. Justice system Improvement Act of 1979 c. Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 d. Walsh-Healy Act of 1936

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Pat has a gap in employment that would be better addressed in person through conversation, rather than highlighted on a resume. A career consultant might recommend a(n) _____________ resume for Pat.

a. Chronological b. Functional c. Hybrid d. Electronic

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According to Ellis, clients' problems are caused by their

a. behavior. b. emotions. c. thoughts and perceptions. d. All of the above.

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