Factors contributing to reliability include all of the following EXCEPT
A) the precision and clarity of the operational definition of the construct.
B) the care and precision with which we carry out the measures and follow procedures of the operational definition.
C) the attention we pay to making sure we have a large number of participants.
D) the number of independent observations on which to base the score.
Answer: C
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