When assessing patients' personalities using an "ink blot" test that she created, Dr. Hardcastle is gaining confidence in the test's reliability. Which of the following is likely to be happening?
A) Her patients are enjoying being tested every day.
B) The test is generating approximately the same results each time.
C) The test is measuring what it is supposed to be measuring.
D) The test is likely to be uninformative.
Answer: B
Rationale: Reliability refers to how consistent and stable measurements are across multiple observations and points in time. For the test in the example to be reliable, the results for each patient must be approximately the same each time they are retested. This does not necessarily imply that the test has validity, and is actually measuring what it is supposed to be measuring (personality).
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