A counselor researcher developed a new PTSD test. She gave the test to 100 clients and also gave those same clients two other tests, the Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Mini Mental Status Evaluation. She correlated the scores of the tests in order to assess the ____________ of her PTSD test.

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Construct validity is assessed by examining whether a test correlates with other measures that it theoretically should correlate with. In this case, correlating a new PTSD test with established tests like the Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Mini Mental Status Evaluation helps to determine if the new test is actually measuring PTSD, as it should theoretically correlate with measures of related constructs like anxiety and mental status.

A Counselor Researcher Developed a New PTSD Test