What is the goal of content validity?
a. To make sure scale items appear to measure the construct of interest
b. To make sure that all aspects of the construct of interest are included
c. To make sure scores on the scale correlate with scores on other, previously established scales
d. To make sure scores on the scale do not correlate with unrelated constructs
Ans: B
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a. True b. False
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