If a researcher gives a personality test to several individuals and compares their resulting personality profiles with actual observations of the individuals' behavior,she is undoubtedly testing the ____ of the personality tests.

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The researcher is testing the validity of the personality tests by comparing the personality profiles with actual observations of behavior. Validity refers to the extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure.

If a Researcher Gives a Personality Test to Several Individuals