Because low marital satisfaction should lead to divorce,Professor Rogers checked his measure of marital satisfaction by examining whether couples with low marital satisfaction scores later obtained divorces and those with high levels of marital satisfaction remained married.This illustrates the use of:
A)criterion-related validity
B)face validity
C)content validity
D)construct validity
E)test-retest validity

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Criterion-related validity is the extent to which a measure is related to an outcome or criterion that it is supposed to be related to. In this case, the measure of marital satisfaction is being checked against the criterion of divorce, which is what should happen if the measure is valid. Therefore, A is the best choice. Face validity refers to whether a measure "looks like" it measures what it is intended to measure, content validity refers to whether a measure covers all aspects of the construct it is intended to measure, construct validity refers to whether a measure actually measures the construct it is intended to measure, and test-retest validity refers to whether a measure produces consistent results over time. While some of these types of validity may also be relevant in this case, criterion-related validity is the best choice.

Because Low Marital Satisfaction Should Lead to Divorce,Professor Rogers Checked