According to its conceptual definition, a variable should be related to a particular behavior. If a researcher is able to demonstrate that his measure of the variable is related to the behavior, then he has established which of the following?
A)Discriminant validity
B)Content validity
C)Convergent validity
D)Criterion validity

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Criterion validity refers to the extent to which a measure is related to an outcome or criterion that it is theoretically supposed to predict or correlate with. In this case, if the researcher is able to demonstrate that their measure of the variable is related to a particular behavior, then they have established criterion validity.

According to Its Conceptual Definition, a Variable Should Be Related