Dr. Valencia calculates a correlation coefficient (r) to examine the relationship between Question 1 and Question 2 and between Question 1 and Question 3. She finds a correlation coefficient of r = −0.73 between Questions 1 and 2 and a correlation coefficient of r = 0.74 between Questions 1 and 3. Which of the following is true of her findings?
A) There appears to be good internal reliability in the scale.
B) The correlation between Questions 1 and 2 and Questions 1 and 3 are in the same direction.
C) The correlation between Questions 1 and 2 is much weaker than between Questions 1 and 3.
D) The negative correlation between Question 1 and Question 2 is bad for Dr. Valencia.