Janice wanted to test the validity of a new measure of intelligence. She found that those who scored low on OLD tests of intelligence usually scored low on her NEW test; those who scored very high on OLD tests usually scored HIGH on the new test. What type of validity was Janice concerned with?
A) construct validity
B) face validity
C) internal validity
D) concurrent validity

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Janice was concerned with concurrent validity, which refers to the extent to which the results of a particular test, or measurement, correspond to those of a previously established measurement for the same construct. In this case, she was comparing the results of her new intelligence test with those of established (old) intelligence tests to see if they yielded similar results, indicating that her test measures the same concept of intelligence as the old tests.

Janice Wanted to Test the Validity of a New Measure