The degree to which a test correctly identifies people who have the disorder the test is intended to detect is called ______.
A) reliability
B) specificity
C) sensitivity
D) face validity

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Sensitivity is the degree to which a test correctly identifies people who have the disorder the test is intended to detect. Specifically, sensitivity is the proportion of true positives, or the number of people with the disorder who test positive for it. Reliability refers to the consistency of test results, specificity refers to the degree to which a test correctly identifies people who do not have the disorder, and face validity refers to whether a test appears, on the surface, to measure what it is intended to measure.

The Degree to Which a Test Correctly Identifies People Who