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s.tung

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Content validity refers to
 
  a. a comparison of measures to some external criterion
  b. an empirical measure that may or may not agree with our common understanding of a particular concept
  c. the degree to which a measure covers the range of meanings included within the concepts
  d. the basis of logical relationships among variables

Question 2

Particular empirical measures that may or may not agree with common understandings of our individual mental images about a specific concept are known as
 
  a. reliability
  b. validity
  c. accuracy
  d. face validity



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d





 

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