Exercise is a measure of physical fitness. However, exercise also correlates with good health, which is also a measure of physical fitness. This type of correlation between two measures of the same construct is an example of _____ validity.
A)convergent
B)divergent
C)face
D)internal

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Convergent validity refers to the extent to which two measures of the same construct are positively correlated with each other. In this case, exercise and good health are both measures of physical fitness, and they have a positive correlation, indicating convergent validity. Option B (divergent validity) is incorrect because it refers to the extent to which two measures that are supposed to be different from each other are not correlated. Face validity (Option C) refers to how well a measure appears to assess the construct it is intended to measure, and internal validity (Option D) refers to the extent to which a study eliminates alternative explanations for its findings.

Exercise Is a Measure of Physical Fitness