To establish the concurrent validity of a measure, of academic motivation a researcher examines the ____.
A) relationship between the scores from two administrations of the measure
B) relationship between the measure and another well-established measure
C) mean difference between the scores from two administrations of the measure
D) mean difference between the measure and another measure.

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To establish concurrent validity of a measure, a researcher examines the relationship between the measure and another well-established measure, which assesses the same construct. This approach helps to establish whether the new measure is measuring what it is intended to measure and how it compares to an already established and commonly accepted measure of the construct. Option A is incorrect because it describes test-retest reliability rather than concurrent validity. Options C and D are also incorrect as they describe mean differences rather than the relationship between measures.

To Establish the Concurrent Validity of a Measure, of Academic