Question

A researcher develops a questionnaire to assess the personality trait of impulsivity among adults. In a journal article, she presents evidence that college students tend to get essentially the same score if they take the test twice, two months apart. However, when you look at the sample questionnaire items she included in the article, it seems to you that they relate more to whether a person is sociable, outgoing, and fun than to whether an individual is impulsive. You are specifically questioning the _____ of the researcher's questionnaire.

Answer 1

Answer:

Validity

Explanation:

In research, validity refers to whether the data and methodologies that are used in the research actually measures the things that the researchers are targeting.

From the case above, we can see that the searchers want to target Impulsive personality traits among adults but as it turn out the data that is taken is closer to sociable, outgoing, and fun adults (which is exactly the opposite of what';s the researchers are seeking for) Because of this, we can infer that the validity of the research is questionable.