A researcher develops a survey to measure political ideology on a 7-point scale from strong liberal to strong conservative. The result provides an accurate measure of the ideology of the individuals in the study. This is an example of ______.
A) construct validity
B) face validity
C) political validity
D) concept validity

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Construct validity refers to the extent to which a measurement tool accurately measures the construct it is intended to measure. In this case, the survey is intended to measure political ideology and the result provides an accurate measure, indicating good construct validity. Face validity refers to whether a measurement tool appears, on its face, to be measuring what it is intended to measure. Political validity and concept validity are not commonly used terms in validity assessment.

A Researcher Develops a Survey to Measure Political Ideology on a 7-Point