To measure children's social skill,you decide to use the number of interactions children have with other children.As you collect data,you notice that some children who have many interactions do not seem to be very socially skilled because many of their interactions are negative.This makes you question the ________ of your measure.

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Validity refers to the accuracy of a measure in assessing the construct it is intended to measure. In this case, measuring social skills by the number of interactions assumes that more interactions indicate better social skills. However, the fact that some children with many interactions have negative interactions suggests that the measure may not be accurately capturing social skills. Therefore, the validity of the measure is in question. Sampling refers to the selection process of participants, stability refers to consistency over time, and reliability refers to the consistency of the measure itself. While these factors may also be important, they are not directly related to the issue of capturing social skills accurately.

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