Hudson et al. developed a series of questions to examine sexual attitude scale (SAS). The SAS scores of religious fundamentalists-a group believed to be conservative regarding sexual expression-were compared with the scores of social work graduate students-a group believed to be liberal regarding sexual expression. The researchers were examining the instrument's:
A)split-half reliability.
B)split-half validity.
C)criterion-related validity.
D)criterion reliability.
E)construct validity.

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The researchers are comparing the scores of two groups with different expected attitudes towards sexual expression, indicating they are testing the criterion-related validity of the instrument.

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