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QUALITY OF BEING FACTUALLY SOUND

Psychological Testing and Assessment
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REFERS TO HOW WELL A TEST OR
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TOOL MEASURES THE

CONSTRUCTS THAT IT WAS
DESIGNED TO MEASURE
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PAUL MEEHL LEE CRONBACH

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Professor of Psychology at President of the American

the University of Minnesota Psychological Association
 CONSTRUCT

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is an attribute, proficiency, ability, or skill

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that happens in the human brain and is
defined by established theories.

EXAMPLES: INTELLIGENCE, ANXIETY, FEAR, MOTIVATION

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CONVERGENT VALIDITY
Degree to which the operationalization is
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operationalizations to which it theoretically
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DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY
Reflects the degree to which an
instrument can distinguish between
concepts constructs and characteristics
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MEASURES OF CONSTRUCT THAT ARE RELATED TO
EACH OTHER SHOULD BE STRONGLY CORRELATED

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Essentially, measures of discriminant validity help

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us determine if two measures that should not be
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