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Direct linkSmith, Gregory T. – Psychological Assessment, 2005
Fifty years ago, L. J. Cronbach and P. E. Meehl (1955) advocated for the concept of construct validity, noting that psychologists study hypothetical, inferred entities and that validating measures of such entities involves basic theory testing. Three important developments in clinical assessment following that seminal article are noteworthy.…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Measurement Techniques, Psychologists, Measures (Individuals)
