Eight-year-old Judy was brought to Dr.Jones's clinical psychology practice by her parents for an assessment of her phobia of the dark.Dr.Jones decides to assess Judy's fear by giving her a widely recognized IQ test that has established consistency using test-retest methods.Dr.Jones's choice of assessment in this instance would be:

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The choice of an IQ test to assess a phobia is reliable (due to established consistency using test-retest methods) but not valid for this purpose, as an IQ test does not measure phobias or fear. Validity refers to how well a test measures what it is supposed to measure.

Eight-Year-Old Judy Was Brought to Dr