An Investigation of a Test's Construct Validity May Yield Evidence

question 86

Multiple Choice

An investigation of a test's construct validity may yield evidence that

• A) the test is measuring a single construct.
• B) the test does not correlate significantly with another test purporting to measure the same construct.
• C) test scores increase as a function of age.
• D) All of these

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Definitions:

Confounding Variable

A factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experimental study, potentially misleading the results.

Proxy Variable

A variable that is used to stand in for, or represent, another variable that is difficult to measure or observe directly.

Proposition

A declarative sentence that can be evaluated as true or false, serving as the basic unit of discourse in logic.

Explanation

The act or process of making something clear or understandable, often by providing details or reasons.