The Extent to Which a Test Provides a Relatively Pure

question 43

Multiple Choice

The extent to which a test provides a relatively pure measure of a psychological construct,and is not contaminated by other psychological constructs,is referred to as

• A) discriminant validity.
• B) concurrent validity.
• C) predictive validity.
• D) convergent validity.

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Definitions:

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Negative Feeling

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Love Withdrawal

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