PSY 130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Discriminant Validity, Convergent Validity, Test Validity
Document Summary
Congruent validity: presume you are interested in conducting a new intelligence test that is obviously less time consuming and more accessible than the most commonly used test. You will definitely want to see how scores from this new study compare with scores from that on an existing intelligence test. I presume you gave both tests to a group of people, and found a link between just20 test scores. Since scores on the two tests aren"t closely associated, an person may achieve a high score on one intelligence test and a low score on the other, leaving you wondering what the true intelligence measure is. If two tests measure the same thing, there would be a very clear correlation between the scores from the two tests. Nevertheless, congruent evidence of validity is not limited to associations with other personality tests. Let"s go back to creating a check on innovation.
