Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (22.08.2024) Shift-I
Which of the following is concerned with the question of whether a measure of a concept truly represents that concept?
AInternal validity
BExternal validity
CConstruct validity ✓ Correct
DTransferability
Correct answer: (C) Construct validity — Whether a measure truly represents its concept is construct validity, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Whether a measure truly represents its concept is construct validity, so that is the answer.
★Construct validity is how well a test measures the theoretical construct it intends to.
★It checks whether the measure truly captures the concept.
★So it directly matches the question.
★Internal validity concerns causal inference within a study.
★External validity concerns generalisation and transferability concerns qualitative transfer, so neither fits.
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