The Psychology Aptitude Test (PAT) was administered to incoming college psychology majors. Their scores were later compared to their performance in the introductory psychology course, and high scores on the PAT were related to high scores in the course. Therefore, the PAT has

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Joel Buchanan

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4 January, 08:42

The Psychology Aptitude Test (PAT) was administered to incoming college psychology majors. Their scores were later compared to their performance in the introductory psychology course, and high scores on the PAT were related to high scores in the course. Therefore, the PAT has

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Marisa Haney · Answer 1

Therefore, the PAT has: Predictive validity.

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Predictive validity, is about how valid the previous score of a test are likely to predict future results, they are expected to be similar and consistent each time, so that's why they can relate the scores of the PAT and their performance in the introductory psychology course.