The construct "need for cognition" is a measure of how much a person likes to think deeply, evaluate arguments, and analyze ideas. Let us assume that the "need for cognition" is also thought to be characterized by unsociability. The construct "love for connection" is a measure of how much a person values the friendship of others. The "love for connection" is also thought to be characterized by sociability. A study finding that "need for cognition" is NOT related to "love for connection" MOST illustrates ____ validity.
A) face
B) divergent
C) convergent
D) measurement

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A finding that "need for cognition" is not related to "love for connection" suggests that these two constructs are distinct and not measuring the same thing. This is consistent with divergent validity, which assesses whether a measure is not correlated with measures that it should not be correlated with. Face validity refers to whether a measure appears to be measuring what it is intended to measure, convergent validity refers to whether a measure correlates with other measures that it should be related to, and measurement validity refers to the overall accuracy and consistency of a measurement tool. None of these descriptions fit the scenario described in the question.

The Construct "Need for Cognition" Is a Measure of How