Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
In research, evidence that the same concept measured in different ways yields similar results is called
ADivergent validity
BDiscriminant validity
CConvergent validity ✓ Correct
DFace validity
Correct answer: (C) Convergent validity — When the same concept measured in different ways gives similar results, it is convergent validity, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★When the same concept measured in different ways gives similar results, it is convergent validity, so that is the answer.
★Convergent validity is shown when different measures of the same concept agree with one another.
★So their similar results converge, giving confidence that they measure the same thing.
★Divergent or discriminant validity is the opposite, showing that measures of different concepts do not agree.
★Face validity is only the surface appearance that a test looks like it measures the right thing.
★Since agreement among different measures of one concept is convergence, the answer is convergent validity.
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