My suggestion for Teresa: If compare model 1 and model 2 with model 0 respectively, the (penalized) likelihood ratio test is valid. IF you compare model 2 with model 3, the (penalized) likelihood ratio test is invalid. You may want to use AIC/SBC to make a subjective decision.
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