Common Items and Reliability in Personality Measurement.

Farley, Frank H.; Cohen, Arie

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Publication Date: 1980-Jun

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Common Items and Reliability in Personality Measurement.

Farley, Frank H.; Cohen, Arie

Journal of Research in Personality, v14 n2 p207-10 Jun 1980

Most psychological tests and inventories, particularly in personality and attitude measurement, contain common items. The present report specifically considered common-item contributions to test internal consistency reliability using extant data from the California Psychological Inventory. No negative contribution of item overlap was found. (Author)

Descriptors: College Students, Item Analysis, Personality Measures, Psychological Testing, Test Items, Test Reliability

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: California Psychological Inventory

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