In general, when a measure has good convergent and discriminant validity
A) the correlations that measure convergent validity will be about r = 1.0 and correlations that assess discriminant validity will be about r = 0.00.
B) the correlations will not approach r = 1.0 or r = 0.00, due to random error and the fact that many different conceptual variables are likely to be at least somewhat related to each other,.
C) it will not be possible to differentiate the size of the correlations that represent convergent validity from the size of the correlations that represent discriminant validity.
D) the concurrent validity of the relationships will be greater than the criterion validity of the relationships.

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Convergent validity is demonstrated when a measure correlates well with other measures of the same construct, but these correlations rarely reach 1.0 due to measurement error and the complexity of psychological constructs. Discriminant validity is shown when a measure does not correlate too closely with measures from different constructs, but these correlations are not expected to be exactly 0.00 because different constructs can still be somewhat related.

In General, When a Measure Has Good Convergent and Discriminant