The extent to which an instrument is shown to assess the idea or theory that it purports to measure is called ________ validity.
A) content
B) construct
C) predictive
D) concurrent

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Construct validity is the extent to which an instrument measures the theoretical concept or construct it is intended to measure. Content validity refers to the extent an instrument measures all components of a construct, while predictive validity and concurrent validity refer to the ability of an instrument to predict future outcomes or measure a construct at the same time as a criterion measure, respectively.

The Extent to Which an Instrument Is Shown to Assess