Hudson et al. (1983, Journal of Sex Research) developed a series of questions to examine sexual attitudes (SAS). The SAS scores of religious fundamentalists, a group believed to be conservative regarding sexual expression, were compared with the scores of social work graduate students, a group believed to be liberal regarding sexual expression. The researchers were examining the instrument's
a. split-half reliability.
b. split-half validity.
c. criterion validity.
d. criterion reliability.
e. construct validity.
c. criterion validity.
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