Question

Dr. Jefferson is a psychologist interested in 4-year-old Shawn's knowledge of the differences between animals and vehicles. The psychologist gives Shawn a multiple-choice picture test in which he must write the letter of the correct answer on a separate piece of paper. However, Shawn has trouble identifying and writing some letters. On two separate occasions, Shawn receives the same score on the test. This method has _____ validity and _____ reliability.

Answer 1

poor; good

Step-by-step explanation:

Reliability and the validity are two most important aspect in the filed of research.

In psychological research, the termed reliability refers and shows consistency of a measuring test or the research study. And validity may be defined as the extent from which the scores of the research actually represent a variable which are intended to.

In the context, Shawn is taking a research test where he receives the same score on two same test taken twice. Thus this shows a poor validity but a good reliability .