Face Validity Refers to Whether or Not the Measure

question 25

Multiple Choice

Face validity refers to whether or not the measure

• A) yields the same score for the same participant across different circumstances.
• B) correlates positively with other measures of the same variable.
• C) correlates negatively with other measures of the same variable.
• D) appears to measure what it is supposed to measure.

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