A Test Developer Asks Five Clinicians Who Are Experts in Depression

question 7

Multiple Choice

A test developer asks five clinicians who are experts in depression to rank 100 depressed clients on a 1 to 5 scale from minor depression to severe depression. The rankings are then correlated with test scores on a new test of depression. What kind of validity is being measured?

• A) Experimental
• B) Concurrent
• C) Predictive
• D) Construct
• E) Convergent

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Definitions:

Fixed-Count

Refers to a situation or a loop where the number of iterations is predetermined and does not change during its execution.

Tested Condition

A Boolean expression evaluated in control structures like if statements and loops to control the flow of execution based on its truthfulness.

Posttest Loop

A loop that executes its body at least once before checking its condition at the end of each iteration.

Condition-Controlled

A loop that executes as long as a specific condition remains true.