Test Theory Suggests That Concurrent Validity Coefficients Underestimate Population Validity

question 21

Multiple Choice

Test theory suggests that concurrent validity coefficients underestimate population validity. What does research suggest?

• A) Concurrent validity coefficients do, in fact, underestimate population validity.
• B) Concurrent validity coefficients are often similar in size to predictive validities.
• C) Concurrent validity coefficients seriously overestimate population validity.
• D) Concurrent validity coefficients seriously attenuate population validity.

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