On a personality questionnaire that aims to assess hostility among women aged 25-40, researchers have included the items, "I react strongly when someone gets in my way" and "I will let someone know if they have made me angry." The questionnaire also requires respondents to indicate the extent to which they agree with these two statements. On the basis of these factors, the questionnaire items would be considered to have ________.

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The questionnaire items are directly related to assessing hostility, making it clear what the test is measuring, which is indicative of face validity. Face validity refers to the extent to which a test appears to measure what it's supposed to measure, and in this case, the items clearly relate to expressions of hostility.

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