A careful test constructor obtained the correlation between her test and a well-defined validity criterion. She then repeated the study to determine whether this same relationship held in another sample. This exercise is known as
a. correction for attenuation.
b. construct validation.
c. cross validation.
d. criterion/predictor confusion.
c
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