Martin Wants to Establish the Construct Validity of His New

question 121

Multiple Choice

Martin wants to establish the construct validity of his new scale, which he believes measures problems with attention in children. The higher the score on his new scale, the more attention problems the respondent should have. Which of the following findings would help support his case?

• A) a positive correlation with an existing measure of ADHD
• B) a negative correlation with an existing measure of ADHD
• C) a lack of correlation with an existing measure of mood problems
• D) a lack of correlation with an existing measure of neurocognitive problems

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Definitions:

Intelligence

A measure of one’s ability to acquire and apply knowledge.

Differential Item Functioning

A phenomenon where different groups of test-takers respond differently to a particular test item, not due to differences in the trait being measured but due to some other characteristic.

Construct

An abstraction that cannot be seen directly but is valued because it helps organize the myriad of potential observations in the real world.

Content Bias

A condition which occurs when testing materials are more familiar to one group than another.