Camille obtains an extremely high score on the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II)and then obtains a less extreme score when she takes the test two weeks later.This could potentially be explained by the

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Regression to the mean is the tendency for extreme scores to move closer to the mean upon retesting, as chance factors that may have contributed to the extreme score are unlikely to occur in the same way again. This phenomenon could explain why Camille obtained a less extreme score on the BDI-II when she took it again two weeks later. The other answer choices are not likely to apply in this situation.

Camille Obtains an Extremely High Score on the Beck Depression