A researcher who administers an intelligence test to fifth graders and then compares their test results to the grades they earn in school is most likely trying to determine the test's ____.
A) reliability
B) significance
C) validity
D) dependability

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The researcher is trying to determine if the test results (intelligence test) are a valid measure of academic achievement (grades earned in school). Validity refers to the extent to which a test measures what it is intended to measure, in this case, the measure of intelligence as a predictor of academic achievement.

A Researcher Who Administers an Intelligence Test to Fifth Graders