Question

Luke, a researcher, develops a psychological test to assess impulsiveness among adults and publishes it online. After a month, he publishes an article in which he presents evidence that college students tend to get essentially the same score if they take the test twice, two months apart. However, when Bianca, Luke's guide, looks at the questions included in the test, she thinks that they relate to a person's sociability rather than his or her impulsiveness. In this scenario, Bianca is specifically doubtful of the _______ of Luke's test.

A. reliability

B. objectivity

C. validity

D. measurability

Answer 1

objectivity

Explanation:the

Answer 2

Answer: Option (C). Validity

Explanation: Validity is the degree to which a variable, test, questionnaire or instrument measures the theoretical concept that the researcher hopes to measure. validity is an indication of how sound your research is. More specifically, validity applies to both the design and the methods of your research. Validity in data collection means that your findings truly represent the phenomenon you are claiming to measure.

Furthermore, Validity referred to the extent to which the scores from a measure represent the variable they are intended to. When a measure has good test-retest reliability and internal consistency, researchers should be more confident that the scores represent what they are supposed to. In other to assess whether a study has construct validity, a research consumer should ask whether the study has adequately measured the key concepts in the study.