Construct validity in psychological tests.

摘要: Validation of psychological tests has not yet been adequately conceptualized, as the APA Committee on Psychological Tests learned when it undertook (1950-54) to specify what qualities should be investigated before a test is published. In order make coherent recommendations found necessary distinguish four types validity, established by different research and requiring interpretation. The chief innovation in Committee's report was term construct validity.[2] This idea first formulated subcommittee (Meehl R. C. Challman) studying how proposed would apply projective techniques, later modified clarified entire (Bordin, Challman, Conrad, Humphreys, Super, present writers). statements agreed upon (and committees two other associations) were published Technical Recommendations (59). interpretation validity "official" deals with some areas where probably unanimous. writers are solely responsible for this attempt explain concept elaborate its implications.