Dr. Feelgood reports a Cronbach's alpha of .95 for a scale of 6 Likert items that measures compassion. She may legitimately make which of the assumptions or conclusions?
A) Overall item intercorrelations are high
B) The items may be measuring more than one construct
C) Another index of reliability should be provided
D) All of the above.

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A high Cronbach's alpha like .95 suggests high inter-item correlations (A), potential redundancy or measuring multiple constructs (B), and the need for additional reliability indices to confirm findings (C).

Dr Feelgood Reports a Cronbach's Alpha of