Psychologist Lasich is conducting an assessment of a new patient and performs an IQ test.Her new patient is young,anxious,and appears to be weary of the therapeutic sessions.Not trusting her initial results,Lasich conducts a second IQ test to confirm the results of the first.To her surprise both scores were consistent with each other.Psychologist Lasich is testing for ____.

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Psychologist Lasich is testing the consistency or reliability of her IQ test results by conducting a second test and checking if they match. This is an important aspect of psychological assessments as it ensures that the results are not due to chance or error. Validity, heuristics, and variability are not directly related to the testing consistency in this scenario.

Psychologist Lasich Is Conducting an Assessment of a New Patient