A measure exhibits differential validity when
A) scores on the measure fail to correlate with scores on well-validated measures of the same construct.
B) scores on the measure do not correlate with scores on well-validated measures of constructs different from the one assessed by the new measure.
C) the measure shows evidence of high validity in one group (such as women) but low validity in another group (such as men).
D) the items on the measure are highly relevant to the trait being measured but are not representative of the trait.

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Differential validity occurs when a measure shows different levels of validity for different groups, indicating that it may not assess the construct it intends to equally across all groups.

A Measure Exhibits Differential Validity When