Question

Dr. sheffield decides to test the criterion validity of his measure. dr. sheffield gives his measure to a group of people that includes suspected problem gamblers and non-gamblers. which of the following options below could he also do to get evidence for criterion validity?
(a) correlate the measure with a behavior, such as amount of money lost in a casino during the past year
(b) two months later, ask the same group of people to report how many times they have gambled recently

Answer 1

Answer:

(b) two months later, ask the same group of people to report how many times they have gambled recently

Explanation:

In research and statistics, criterion validity is also referred to as criterion-related validity and is described as validity that measures or analyzes how well a specific measure tends to predict the outcome of some other measure. If a specified test requires to measure or predict behavior or performance in some other situation utilizes the criterion validity. In criterion validity, a particular measure is directly related to its outcome.

The correct answer for the given question is b.