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face validity: a standalone construct

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Psychometrics

the degree to which a test appears to measure what it claims to, to those taking it.

In psychometrics, face validity refers to the degree to which a test appears to measure what it claims to, to those taking it. This meaning comes from Mosier (1947) in Educational and Psychological Measurement.[1]

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References

Mosier, C. I. (1947). A Critical Examination of the Concepts of Face Validity. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 7(2), 191-205. https://doi.org/10.1177/001316444700700201

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