Which of the Following Ways of Modifying a Test Would

Multiple Choice

Which of the following ways of modifying a test would be most likely to decrease its internal-consistency reliability?

A) Removing the items that are only weakly correlated with the other items
B) Removing the items that are strongly correlated with most other items
C) Adding new items that are only weakly correlated with the current items
D) Adding new items that are strongly correlated with the current items
E) None of the above modifications would systematically influence internal-consistency reliability.