Simon developed two forms of an anxiety questionnaire. In the second form, he changed the wording and order of the questions. He administered both forms to the same group of participants two weeks apart. While scoring the tests, Simon realizes that the participants' answers to the different forms of the test are dissimilar. In this case, the tests are said to have:

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The dissimilarity in participants' answers to the different forms of the test indicates low alternate form reliability. Test-retest reliability refers to the consistency of scores obtained by the same individual on the same test administered on different occasions. Since the two forms of the test were administered two weeks apart, test-retest reliability is not applicable in this case.

Simon Developed Two Forms of an Anxiety Questionnaire