Discriminant Validity Refers to

question 28

Multiple Choice

Discriminant validity refers to

• A) the extent to which a measured variable does not correlate with other variables designed to measure different conceptual variables.
• B) the extent to which a measured variable correlates with other measured variables designed to assess different conceptual variables.
• C) the extent to which a measured variable correlates with another measured variable over time.
• D) the extent to which a measured variable discriminates against other measured variables.

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Definitions:

°C

A scale and unit of measurement for temperature where 0°C represents the freezing point of water and 100°C represents the boiling point of water at standard atmospheric pressure.

Atm

Standard atmosphere; a unit of pressure defined as 101,325 Pa and used as a reference for atmospheric pressure.

Moles

A unit of measure in chemistry representing 6.02214076 × 10^23 particles of a substance, used to express amounts of a chemical substance.

Temperature

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample, influencing physical states, chemical reactions, and biological processes.