Example of divergent validity in personality assessment
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In many areas of research, mainly the social sciences, psychology, education and medicine, researchers need to analyze non-quantitative and abstract concepts, such as level of pain, anxiety or educational achievement.
A researcher needs to define exactly what trait they are measuring if they are to maintain good construct validity.
Constructs very rarely exist independently, because the human brain is not a simple machine and is made up of an interlinked web of emotions, reasoning and senses. Any research program must untangle these complex interactions and establish that you are only testing the desired construct.
A researcher needs to define exactly what trait they are measuring if they are to maintain good construct validity.
Constructs very rarely exist independently, because the human brain is not a simple machine and is made up of an interlinked web of emotions, reasoning and senses. Any research program must untangle these complex interactions and establish that you are only testing the desired construct.
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