When a high school counselor is asked to determine the ability of the SAT-verbal test to estimate freshman grade-point average at various liberal arts colleges,this is an example of:
A)face validity.
B)predictive validity.
C)construct validity.
D)discriminant validity.
E)test-retest validity.

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This scenario is an example of predictive validity, which refers to the ability of a test to accurately predict future outcomes, in this case freshman grade-point average. The SAT-verbal test is being used to predict future academic success, which is a common use of the test.

When a High School Counselor Is Asked to Determine the Ability