A researcher administers a scale measuring self-confidence and one measuring self-doubt to a group of subjects and performs a correlational analysis of the results.This is a test of validity from
A) contrasting groups.
B) convergence.
C) divergence.
D) readability.

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Evidence of validity from divergence is determined by asking subjects to complete tools that measure opposite concepts.Evidence of validity from contrasting groups can be tested by identifying groups that are expected or known to have contrasting scores on an instrument.Evidence of validity from convergence is determined when a relatively new instrument is compared with an existing instrument that measures the same construct.Readability level focuses on the subjects' ability to read and comprehend the content of an instrument.

A Researcher Administers a Scale Measuring Self-Confidence and One Measuring