A recruiter reports that a military applicant scored at the 78th percentile on emotional stability using TAPAS. What does this normative score convey?
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A
The applicant ranked emotional stability as more important than 78% of their other traits
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B
The applicant scored higher on emotional stability than 78% of the reference norm group
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C
The applicant endorsed 78% of the emotional stability items on the assessment
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D
The applicant's emotional stability score was 0.78 standard deviations above their own trait mean