Toby, a researcher, finds that his score on honesty has a high correlation with his score on integrity, which are both measures of character. In the context of construct validity of measures, this finding is an example of _____ validity.
A)convergent
B)discriminant
C)face
D)predictive

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Convergent validity refers to the degree to which two different measures of the same construct are correlated. In this case, the researcher found a high correlation between his score on honesty and his score on integrity, both of which are measures of character. Therefore, this finding demonstrates convergent validity.

Toby, a Researcher, Finds That His Score on Honesty Has