Which of the following conditions represents a test that could be described as "construct valid"?
A) A professor puts one essay question on the final exam, and that essay question is drawn from the chapter that she feels is the most important.
B) A manager uses a work sample test used for selection that has facets that tap in to every major aspect of the job.
C) A researcher gives a test of "job satisfaction" to a group of participants and checks to make sure that his results correlate with other measures of satisfaction.
D) A manager assesses how effective his selection test is by checking the performance of successful candidates months after they are hired.

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Construct validity refers to how well a test or tool measures the concept it is intended to measure. Option C describes a situation where the researcher ensures the test correlates with other measures of the same construct, which is a method to establish construct validity.

Which of the Following Conditions Represents a Test That Could