What is discriminant validity and when is it desirable?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Discriminant validity is when a scale does not correlate with unrelated scales. This is desirable because a scale doesn't want to actually measure something other than what it's intended to measure, such as IQ or socioeconomic status.
Psychology
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