Dr. Rodriquez is considering conducting a study examining whether narcissistic people have poorer romantic relationships than those who are not narcissistic. One of her first tasks is to determine which of her participants are narcissistic and which are not. She decides to use the scale created by a colleague, the Donal scale. Question 1 reads, "I tend not to think about other people as much as I think about myself." Question 2 reads, "I do not have a high opinion of myself." Question 3 reads, "I think other people think I am really special."
Dr) Rodriquez is concerned whether her measure will really measure narcissism or if it will measure some other related concept. She is concerned about the scale's .
A)operational definition
B)validity
C)reliability
D)convenience

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Validity refers to the degree to which a measure actually assesses what it claims to measure. In this case, Dr. Rodriquez is concerned if the Donal scale actually measures narcissism or if it measures something else related to narcissism. Therefore, her concern is about the validity of the scale.

Dr Rodriquez Is Considering Conducting a Study Examining Whether Narcissistic