A psychologist is concerned that a newly published test for measuring the construct of major depression is actually more appropriate for measuring bipolar disorder.This suggests the psychologist is concerned about the _____________ of the test.

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Content validity refers to the extent to which a test measures the intended construct. In this case, the psychologist is concerned that the test is measuring something other than major depression, which suggests a problem with content validity. Discriminant validity refers to the extent to which a test can distinguish between different constructs, predictive validity refers to the extent to which a test can predict future outcomes, and incremental validity refers to the extent to which a new test adds something to the prediction beyond what is already known. While these are all important aspects of test validity, they are not directly relevant to the psychologist's concern about the construct being measured.

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