You have recently constructed a self-report measure of achievement motivation. You are sure your measure is better than other measures because it is shorter than they are. You decide to administer your measure along with a standard measure generally used in the field. Which type of validity will this strategy help you to assess?
A) Content
B) Consequential
C) Criterion-related
D) Construct

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This strategy will help assess the criterion-related validity of the new measure by comparing its scores to those of the standard measure. This type of validity examines the extent to which scores on a new measure are related to scores on an established measure of the same construct.

You Have Recently Constructed a Self-Report Measure of Achievement Motivation