Convergent validity indicates which of the following?

• A. The test does not correlate with measures of different constructs
• B. The test has high reliability across raters
• C. The test has high face validity
• D. The test correlates highly with other measures of the same construct

Answer: (D)

Convergent validity is about showing that a test actually measures the same construct as other established measures of that construct. It is demonstrated by high correlations with those other measures, which is why describing the test as correlating highly with other measures of the same construct is the best fit. For example, a new scale for anxiety should align closely with existing anxiety inventories to provide evidence of convergent validity. The other ideas refer to different concepts: failing to correlate with measures of different constructs points to discriminant validity, reliability across raters speaks to consistency rather than validity, and high face validity is about appearance rather than actual agreement with related measures.