After Noting That There Are Three Aspects to the Quality

question 31

Multiple Choice

After noting that there are three aspects to the quality of a relationship (belonging/affirmation,interdependence,and intimacy) Professor Miller designed an instrument to measure the quality of a relationship.In looking at her questionnaire,she noticed that there were no items tapping intimacy.Her measure lacks

• A)reliability.
• B)content validity.
• C)predictive validity.
• D)construct validity.
• E)internal consistency.

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