Maura and Link each developed multiple-item survey measures of self-perceived creativity.You read all of the items in both surveys,and as far as you can tell,the items all seem clear and valid.However,Maura developed a 10-item measure,and Link developed a 16-item measure.Whose measure should you probably prefer?
A)Maura's measure because it is more parsimonious
B)Maura's measure because participants are less likely to be bored by it
C)Link's measure because it likely to be higher in internal validity
D)Link's measure because it is likely to be higher in internal consistency

Question

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Link's measure should be preferred because it is likely to be higher in internal consistency as it has more items. Internal consistency refers to how well the items within a measure consistently measure the same construct, and having more items increases the likelihood of internal consistency.

Maura and Link Each Developed Multiple-Item Survey Measures of Self-Perceived