Scoring people consistently over time is one way personality assessments can show they have what attribute?
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Personality tests can be useful, but even the best ones cannot provide completely accurate descriptions of individuals or their future behavior.
People's scores on personality tests are only mildly predictive of their behavior. Such tests best predict a. a person's behavior on a specific occasion. b. a person's average behavior across many situations. c. behavior involving a single trait, such as conscientiousness. d. behavior that depends on the situation or context.
________ is the consistency of a personality test; ________ is the ability of a test to actually measure what it is designed to measure.
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