AP PSYCHOLOGY

TESTING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

ASSESSING INTELLIGENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to?
A
standardization
B
reliability
C
validity
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Predictive Validity: Predictive validity is the degree to which test scores accurately predict scores on a criterion measure.

Detailed explanation-2: -*Validity-the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to.

Detailed explanation-3: -Validity is the most important issue in selecting a test. Validity refers to what characteristic the test measures and how well the test measures that characteristic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Test validity refers to the degree to which the test actually measures what it claims to measure. Test validity is also the extent to which inferences, conclusions, and decisions made on the basis of test scores are appropriate and meaningful.

Detailed explanation-5: -Predictive validity refers to the ability of a test or other measurement to predict a future outcome. Here, an outcome can be a behavior, performance, or even disease that occurs at some point in the future.

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