A researcher has developed a measure of a person's ability to detect colours.He finds the measure is not related to a person's spelling ability.This finding would illustrate what type of validity?
A) Convergent
B) Discriminant
C) Reliable
D) Face

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This finding pertains to the discriminant validity of the measure, as it demonstrates that the measure is measuring a specific construct (color detection ability) rather than being influenced by irrelevant factors (spelling ability).

A Researcher Has Developed a Measure of a Person's Ability