An industrial/organizational psychologist correlates the responses to the even numbered items on a selection test with the responses to the odd-numbered items from the same test. Which of the following answers BEST describes the concern of the psychologist?
A) Parallel form reliability
B) Split-half reliability
C) Test-retest reliability
D) Scorer reliability

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The psychologist is concerned with split-half reliability, which involves dividing a test into two halves and correlating the scores from each half. In this case, the psychologist is correlating the responses to even and odd numbered items to measure the internal consistency of the test.

An Industrial/organizational Psychologist Correlates the Responses to the Even Numbered