Construct Validity Can Be Assessed by Determining the Degree to Which

question 78

Multiple Choice

Construct validity can be assessed by determining the degree to which similar measures of a construct

• A) demonstrate correlations near zero.
• B) are correlated.
• C) show consistency over time.
• D) all of these

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