The National Football League (NFL) uses a cognitive aptitude test called the Wonderlic. The leaked Wonderlic scores of several high profile players suggests that the test
A) may have low validity.
B) may have low reliability.
C) has high validity.
D) has high reliability.
Answer: A
Rationale: Both Terry Bradshaw and Dan Marino apparently had very low scores on the Wonderlic test, calling into question whether the Wonderlic test is a valid predictor for performance. This does not imply that the test is not reliable.
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