Validity

A test can be valid even if it is not reliable.

A researcher is developing a new measure for depression. They are having test takers fill out the new measure along with the Satisfaction with Life Scale. What criterion coefficient between the two would support the researcher’s new measure?

When there is a theoretical connection between the test score and the trait being measured, that is _______ validity.

A researcher is developing a new measure for depression. They are having test takers fill out the new measure along with the Beck Depression Inventory. This is an example of what type of validity?

A criterion coefficient of .4 is considered low and therefore unacceptable.