Winona is interested in whether the purpose of a scale developed to measure parental discipline practices is known to participants while completing the measure. She wants to know if the scale appears to measure what the participants believe it to measure. This is an example of:
A) content validity.
B) face validity.
C) construct validity.
D) convergent validity.

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This is an example of face validity, which refers to whether a measure appears to measure what it is intended to measure based on participants' perceptions.

Winona Is Interested in Whether the Purpose of a Scale