At What Point Would We Assume That the Construct Validity

question 55

Multiple Choice

At what point would we assume that the construct validity of a test has been established and no more studies should be done?

• A)when we have shown that it correlates with several other measures designed to tap the same construct
• B)when we have shown that it does not correlate with measures designed to tap different constructs
• C)never - construct validation is an ongoing process
• D)when the validity coefficients are above .8

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