In developing the national certification exam for counselors, the test developers wanted to assure adequate validity and reliability. For the following items, place the letter that represents the kind of validity or reliability described.
-In creating the test, they hypothesized that students who finished a master's degree in counseling would do significantly better than students who received a master's in psychology. Then, a study is conducted examining this hypothesis.
A)Content validity
B)Concurrent validity
C)Construct validity
D)Discriminant validity
E)Parallel or equivalent form reliability
F)Internal consistency
G)Predictive validity
H)Odd-even reliability
I)Test-retest reliability

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This scenario describes construct validity, which involves testing whether the exam can distinguish between groups that it theoretically should be able to distinguish between, such as those with a master's in counseling versus those with a master's in psychology.

In Developing the National Certification Exam for Counselors, the Test