Praxis School Counselor (5422) Practice Exam

The questionnaire developed to assess the effectiveness of an anxiety intervention is assumed to have good

1. predictive validity

2. construct validity

3. inter-rater reliability

4. test-retest reliability

The correct answer is: construct validity

Construct validity is the degree to which a measure accurately assesses a theoretical construct or concept. In the context of this question, it means that the questionnaire is able to effectively measure the effectiveness of an anxiety intervention. Option A, predictive validity, refers to the ability of a measure to predict future outcomes. This is not relevant in assessing intervention effectiveness. Option C, inter-rater reliability, is concerned with the consistency of ratings or scores given by different raters. This is not relevant in the context of this question. Option D, test-retest reliability, refers to the consistency of scores when the same measure is administered multiple times. While this is important in terms of reliability, it is not directly related to the purpose of the questionnaire in this scenario. Therefore, the best option is B, construct validity.