Ebony took the Aptitude to Succeed in College (ASC) test when she was a high school senior and scored very low. She went to college anyway and graduated with an A average. For kicks, she took the ASC again during her senior year in college. Again, she scored very low on it. The ASC has good statistical __________ but poor statistical __________.
A. validity; reliability
B. reliability; validity
C. predictive ability; validity
D. validity; predictive ability
Answer: B
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