What did theorists challenge about using validity evidence based on test content and/or validity evidence based on relationships with criteria to establish test validity?
A) They challenged the use of validity based on content because it was not based on statistical analysis.
B) They challenged validity based on relationships with criteria because it did not require reliable tests.
C) They challenged both because the test was not directly being linked to an accepted theory of psychological behavior.
D) They challenged both because they did not rely on accepted ethical standards for testing.

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Theorists challenged both methods of establishing test validity because they believed that the validity evidence based on test content did not directly link the test to an accepted theory of psychological behavior, and the validity evidence based on relationships with criteria did not require that the test be reliable. As a result, they argued that both methods were not sufficient for establishing test validity.

What Did Theorists Challenge About Using Validity Evidence Based on Test