Suppose a researcher wants to measure difficulties for college students whose parents did not attend college.The researcher writes survey questions about grades,quality of support on campus,and financial resources,but does not ask about whether the student has family support or a good adviser.If the researcher has not tapped into all the dimensions of difficulties for first-generation college students,which of the following would be at risk?
A)content validity
B)face validity
C)predictive validity
D)concurrent validity

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Content validity refers to the degree to which a measure captures all dimensions of a construct. If the researcher has not included all relevant dimensions in the survey questions, then content validity is at risk. Face validity refers to whether a measure appears to measure what it is intended to measure, which is not relevant in this scenario. Predictive validity and concurrent validity refer to whether a measure predicts future outcomes or correlates with other measures in the present, respectively, and are not relevant in this scenario.

Suppose a Researcher Wants to Measure Difficulties for College Students