A Researcher Is Developing a Scale to Reflect Satisfaction with Police

Multiple Choice

A researcher is developing a scale to reflect satisfaction with police services. Which activity will yield an indication of the new scale's construct validity?

A) comparing scores on the new scale of satisfaction to scores on an established scale of satisfaction
B) asking experts in the field whether it looks like it measures satisfaction
C) comparing scores on the first half of the scale to scores on the second half
D) determining whether the scale fits logically into relationships among variables related to satisfaction