If You Wanted to Be Able to Predict How Successful

question 266

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to be able to predict how successful you would be at being an engineer,you would take a test that measured your potential for this profession.It is hoped that the test would be high in

• A) criterion-related validity.
• B) internal validity.
• C) construction validity.
• D) hypothetical validity.

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