Question

________ is a type of validity, sometimes called face validity, that consists of a subjective but systematic evaluation of the representativeness of the content of a scale for the measuring task at hand.

• A. Construct validity
• B. Content validity
• C. Criterion validity
• D. Internal consistency validity

Hint:

If a question mentions coverage of the domain by items or expert judgement of representativeness, think content validity.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Define the kinds of validity.
- Content validity (a.k.a. logical/face validity in many texts) checks whether the items cover the full domain of the construct—typically via expert judgement and blueprinting the content domain.
- Construct validity asks whether the measure behaves as the theory predicts (convergent/discriminant).
- Criterion validity asks whether the measure correlates with an external criterion (concurrent/predictive).
Step 2: Match to the stem.
The stem stresses “subjective but systematic evaluation of representativeness of the content.” That is exactly content validity. Step 3: Eliminate alternatives.
(a) & (c) involve statistical/theoretical relationships, not item representativeness; (d) concerns reliability (internal consistency), not validity. \[ \boxed{(b)} \]