A researcher developed a new intelligence test for elementary school children. However, the researcher fears that the scores from the test may actually be measuring the children's reading ability. To show that the test is really measuring intelligence and not reading ability, the researcher must demonstrate ____validity.
A) face
B) concurrent
C) convergent
D) divergent

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Divergent validity refers to the ability of a test to not be highly correlated with measurements of unrelated constructs. In this case, if the new intelligence test is highly correlated with a reading test, it would suggest that the test is actually measuring reading ability instead of intelligence. Therefore, by demonstrating divergent validity and showing that the new intelligence test is not highly correlated with a reading test, the researcher can provide evidence that the test is truly measuring intelligence.

A Researcher Developed a New Intelligence Test for Elementary School