In validating an inventory measure of need to achieve, a researcher correlated the scores from the inventory with a projective technique known to measure need to achieve.This is an example of
A) content evidence.
B) external evidence.
C) convergent evidence.
D) divergent evidence.

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This is an example of convergent evidence, as the researcher is correlating scores from two different measures that are expected to measure the same construct (need to achieve). The correlation between the two measures provides evidence that they are indeed measuring the same construct, thus converging together to support the validation of the inventory measure.

In Validating an Inventory Measure of Need to Achieve, a Researcher