A researcher wants to assess the construct validity of a measure of life satisfaction.Which of the following dimensions would likely be most useful to assess when determining the discriminant validity of the measure?
A) happiness
B) well-being
C) spatial reasoning ability
D) self-esteem

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To assess discriminant validity, one wants to examine whether the measure is not measuring something similar to what it claims to measure. Therefore, spatial reasoning ability, which is unrelated to life satisfaction, would be the most useful dimension to assess in this case. A, B, and D may be related to life satisfaction, so assessing their relationship would not necessarily provide information about discriminant validity.

A Researcher Wants to Assess the Construct Validity of a Measure