How does using alternate forms test an instrument’s reliability?
a. It seeks a high, negative correlation between scores on two different versions of a measure assessing the same construct.
b. It seeks a high, positive correlation between scores on two different versions of a measure assessing the same construct.
c. It compares scores on instruments that measure different constructs to make sure they are not highly correlated.
d. It compares scores on one half of an instrument to scores on the other half to make sure they are highly positively correlated.
Ans: B
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