A type of construct validity that assesses the extent to which a measure does not correlate with other constructs from which it is supposed to differ is called ________.
A) convergent validity
B) discriminant validity
C) nomological validity
D) content validity
E) Type I validity

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Discriminant validity is concerned with the extent to which a measure is distinct from other constructs with which it should not have a high correlation. This type of validity is important because if a measure is highly correlated with other constructs, it may not be measuring what it is intended to measure. Convergent validity, on the other hand, assesses the extent to which a measure correlates with other measures of the same construct. Nomological validity is concerned with the extent to which a measure relates to other measures in a theory or conceptual framework, and content validity is concerned with the extent to which a measure covers all aspects of a construct. Type I validity is not a recognized type of validity in psychological research.

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