An employment test attempted to find out if individuals who scored high on specific items that assessed an individual's ability to work well in a team related strongly to the test as a whole. The purpose of the study was to evaluate
A)human factors.
B)optimum item difficulty.
C)item discriminability.
D)categories.

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The purpose of the study was to evaluate item discriminability, which refers to the ability of specific items on a test to distinguish between individuals who have different levels of the trait or ability being assessed. In this case, the focus was on assessing the ability to work well in a team and determining if specific items related strongly to the overall test, indicating their effectiveness in discriminating between individuals with varying levels of teamwork ability.

An Employment Test Attempted to Find Out If Individuals Who