Question

Jasmine took several different self-administered intelligence tests online yesterday and obtained scores of 124, 128, and 125. She felt great, because the score she received from the psychologist last month at school was only a 95. What characteristic might the online tests be lacking?1. Reliability2. Validity3. Both reliability and validity4. The tests appear to have both reliability and validity.

Answer 1

Answer:

Validity.

Explanation:

Validity, in a test, is the most important aspect. It is validity that ensures the quality of a test. It helps in measuring the claims and quality of the test, that is, the claims a test set for the test and the quality that it possesses.

Personality online test is neither valid nor reliable.

In the given case, the validity of online tests can not be trusted. Jasmine, who took an online self-administered intelligence test scored good in this test and low in the tests at the school. The tests that are created by the psychologist, are created with a purpose to check and analyze the person and hence it is valid and reliable. Whereas, the test that is created online is made usually for fun purposes and hence cannot be held reliable and valid.

So, the correct answer is option 2.