A researcher used the following survey. The survey responses range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) with 3 as a neutral point: 1.) In general my life is quite satisfactory.
2)) I find myself eager and motivated for every new day.
3)) I am happy for the most part.
4)) I am not upset about anything important in my life.
She found that although her participants all scored very high on the scale (meaning they agreed or strongly agreed with almost all the statements), they don't seem to accurately measure anything. What does this suggest?
A) The survey has low construct validity.
B) The survey has low internal consistency.
C) The survey has low conclusion validity.
D) The survey has high internal validity, but low external validity.

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The fact that all participants scored very high on the scale suggests that the survey does not accurately measure anything, indicating low construct validity.

A Researcher Used the Following Survey