If participants' scores on a new social intelligence test are correlate with their scores on an established test of social intelligence, the new test has ________ validity. If participants' scores on the new social intelligence test do not correlate with their scores on an extroversion test, the test has ______ validity.
A) construct, internal
B) convergent, discriminant
C) discriminant, convergent
D) internal, construct

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The new test has convergent validity if it correlates with an established test measuring the same construct. It has discriminant validity if it does not correlate with tests measuring different constructs, like extroversion.

If Participants' Scores on a New Social Intelligence Test Are