What Would Be One Way to Determine the Predictive Validity

question 148

Multiple Choice

What would be one way to determine the predictive validity of an IQ test?

• A) Find out whether or not the content of the test corresponds to theories of intelligence.
• B) Calculate the mean and the standard deviation for a large number of people who take the test.
• C) Find out whether people who get high scores the first time they take the test also get high scores when they take it a second time.
• D) Measure the correlation between performance on the test and performance in school.

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