The New Intelligence Test (NIT) is found to relate more to achievement tests than to other tests of intelligence. This would cause concern over the NIT's
A) content validity.
B) predictive validity.
C) construct validity.
D) alternate-forms reliability.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Construct validity is concerned with whether the test actually measures the psychological concept it is intended to measure. If the New Intelligence Test (NIT) correlates more with achievement tests than with other intelligence tests, it suggests that the NIT may not be accurately measuring intelligence as it is theoretically defined, but rather measuring something more akin to achievement, thus raising concerns about its construct validity.

The New Intelligence Test (NIT) Is Found to Relate More