In assessing a measure of sexual attitudes Troiden and Jendrek examined the link between the measure of sexual attitudes and sexual experience.They reasoned that people expressing liberal sexual attitudes would have a wider range of sexual experiences than those expressing conservative attitudes.They were concerned with examining the ______ of the sexual attitude measurements.
A)split-half validity
B)face validity
C)criterion-related validity
D)content validity
E)construct validity

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Troiden and Jendrek were concerned with examining the construct validity of the sexual attitude measurements by assessing the relationship between the measure and the concept it was designed to measure (i.e., liberal versus conservative sexual attitudes and sexual experience). Split-half validity pertains to the consistency of results across two halves of the test, while face validity refers to the test's appearance of measuring what it is supposed to measure. Criterion-related validity pertains to the correlation between a test and an external criterion. Content validity refers to the extent to which a test measures all aspects of the construct it is intended to measure.

In Assessing a Measure of Sexual Attitudes Troiden and Jendrek