Alexis Designed an Instrument to Distinguish Between High and Low

question 6

Multiple Choice

Alexis designed an instrument to distinguish between high and low quality managers.She administered the survey, and then returned two years later to measure each manager's salary increase over that time.If the managers' scores on the instrument correlated highly with their level of salary increase, Alexis's instrument has ________________.

• A)Face validity
• B)Criterion validity
• C)Construct validity
• D)None of the above

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