John then takes his Extraterrestrial Communication Competence Scale and has participants fill it out along with Weiner's Communication Competence Scale because he theorizes the two should be related. What type of validity is this?

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John is assessing the validity of his scale by comparing it with another established scale at the same time, which is an example of concurrent validity. This method checks if two measures that should theoretically be related are indeed related when measured at the same time.

John Then Takes His Extraterrestrial Communication Competence Scale and Has