Criterion-Related Validity Refers To

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Multiple Choice

Criterion-related validity refers to:

• A) the extent to which the test items adequately sample the domain that the test purports to measure.
• B) how well the test items all measure the same characteristic that the test purports to measure.
• C) the extent to which the test measures the characteristic that the test purports to measure.
• D) how well the test scores predict other behaviours that are assumed to be influenced by the characteristic measured by the test.

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Definitions:

Time Inconsistency

is a situation where a person's preferences change over time, such that what they choose today may differ from what they will choose in the future, often leading to decision-making challenges.

Present

The current moment or period in time.

Future

Refers to the time that is yet to come, also used in finance as a contract to buy or sell an asset at a predetermined future date and price.

Time Inconsistency

A situation where a decision-maker's preferences change over time, making plans formulated at one time incompatible or less desirable at a future time.