A researcher decides to use a high school sample to test the relationship between her new measure of empathy and a well-established measure of interpersonal sensitivity.She finds that the two instruments are highly related,which supports the ________ of the new instrument.
A)predictive validity
B)content validity
C)criterion validity
D)face validity

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Criterion validity refers to the extent to which a new measure is related to an established measure of the same construct or outcome. Therefore, if the new measure of empathy is highly related to the well-established measure of interpersonal sensitivity, this is evidence in support of the criterion validity of the new instrument. Predictive validity refers to the extent to which a measure predicts a future outcome, content validity refers to the extent to which a measure adequately covers all aspects of the construct it is measuring, and face validity refers to the extent to which a measure appears to be measuring what it is intended to measure. None of these concepts are directly related to the relationship between the new measure and an established measure.

A Researcher Decides to Use a High School Sample to Test