A researcher wants to know if a test measures the characteristics necessary to perform a specific job. The researcher is concerned with the test's
A) internal consistency.
B) content validity.
C) criterion-related validity.
D) concurrent validity.

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Content validity is concerned with how well a test measures the specific content or knowledge required for a particular job or task. Therefore, the researcher's concern aligns with content validity. Internal consistency is concerned with how well different items on a test measure the same construct. Criterion-related validity and concurrent validity are concerned with how well a test predicts a certain criterion (such as job performance) and how well it correlates with another measure of the same construct, respectively. Both of these types of validity are not directly related to the researcher's concern about measuring the characteristics necessary for a specific job.

A Researcher Wants to Know If a Test Measures the Characteristics