Annamarie is completing a test in her general psychology class and, based on the questions, she is pretty sure the test is measuring interest in risk taking. This would be an example of:
A) content validity.
B) face validity.
C) construct validity.
D) criterion validity.

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Face validity refers to the extent to which a test appears to measure what it is supposed to measure, based on its content and format. In this case, Annamarie believes the test is measuring interest in risk taking based on the questions, which suggests that the test has face validity.

Annamarie Is Completing a Test in Her General Psychology Class