Johnson just developed a clinical measure that he believes will predict future incidence of substance use among his clinic patients. He plans to examine how well his measure works by using it with his patients, then gathering data in 6 months on their

level of substance use. Johnson is primarily concerned with the _________ of his clinical measure.

a. predictive validity
b. etiological validity
c. concurrent validity
d. reliability


Answer: a.

Psychology

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What will be an ideal response?

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