A researcher developed a new intelligence test for elementary school children. However, the researcher fears that the scores from the test may actually be measuring the children's reading ability. To show that the test is really measuring the intelligence and not reading ability, the researcher must demonstrate ________ validity.

a. face.
b. reliable.
c. convergent.
d. divergent.

Ans: d. divergent.

Psychology

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Which of the following is one of the three diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5 which

must be met for a person to be labeled intellectual developmental disorder? a. The person must receive an IQ score of 70 or below. b. The person must show concurrent evidence of impaired functioning in adaptive behavior. c. The person must be categorized as a level 10 or a level 12 on the General Deterioration Scale. d. The person must show evidence of onset of the disorder after the age of 18.

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