A group of clinical psychologists is constructing an objective personality test.They find that people with panic disorder tend to agree with the statement "I like brown shoes better than white shoes" significantly more often than people without panic disorder.They decide to include this item on their test,even though it makes little theoretical sense.These clinical psychologists are apparently using the __________ strategy of test construction.

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The psychologists are using the empirical criterion keying strategy, which involves selecting test items based on how well they distinguish between groups (in this case, those with and without panic disorder), regardless of whether the items appear theoretically relevant.

A Group of Clinical Psychologists Is Constructing an Objective Personality