Daryl took the College Aptitude Test (CAT) when he was a junior in high school. He attained a very low score on the test and his high school counselor suggested that he look into other options. Daryl went to college anyway and earned a place on the Dean's List every semester. At his 5th-year high school reunion, former students had a chance to retake the CAT. Daryl again earned a very low score
Based on Daryl's experience it would be fair to conclude that the CAT has:
a. low reliability, but high validity
b. low reliability, and low validity
c. high reliability, but low validity
d. been poorly standardized
C
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A) John Watson; Jean Jacques Rousseau B) Jean Jacques Rousseau; John Locke C) John Locke; John Watson D) Jean Jacques Rousseau; the Puritans