If a researcher demonstrates that her measure of loneliness is not correlated with a measure of intelligence, she has provided evidence for the validity of this measure.
A) discriminant
B) criterion
C) convergent
D) true

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Discriminant validity is shown when a measure does not correlate with variables from which it is supposed to differ, such as loneliness not correlating with intelligence in this case.

If a Researcher Demonstrates That Her Measure of Loneliness Is