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When you took your college entrance exam, students across the country took the same test at the same time with the same instructions. What characteristic of a good psychological test do these similarities reflect?

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Answer:

The options are

a. Norms

b .Validity

c. Reliability

d. Standardization

Answer is Validity

Step-by-step explanation:

The validity of a test deals with it measuring the exact things it has been designed to measure or check. The validity of a test depends on how reliable the test is and the corresponding degree of it being repeated to achieve its main purpose.

In this case the test for college students alone took place across the country,at the same time with the same instructions which corresponds to it being able to be repeated and how reliable it is.

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Question Option:

a. Norms

b .Validity

c. Reliability

d. Standardization

Answer: The characteristic of a good psychological test that this reflect is known as VALIDITY.

Explanation: Validity in psychological test refers to the situation whereby a given test measures what it intends to measure and is consistent irrespective of the candidate. For example in the question, taking a college entrance tends to measure intelligence and thereby students across the country takes the test at the same time with the same instrutions. This illustrates the characteristic os a valid psychological test

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