Imagine that judgments of extraversion made on the first day of college correlate with the number of parties that students attend over the course of their four years of college. Researchers would therefore say that these judgments have
A) interjudge agreement.
B) internal consistency.
C) critical realism.
D) predictive validity.

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Predictive validity refers to the extent to which a score on a scale or test predicts future behavior or outcomes. In this case, the judgment of extraversion predicting the number of parties attended over college years demonstrates predictive validity.

Imagine That Judgments of Extraversion Made on the First Day