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1) Construct

1) Construct

* a label used to describe behavior

* refers to an unobserved (latent) characteristic of interest

* Examples: creativity, intelligence, reading comprehension, preparedness

Notes:

There are two important concepts to validity. The first one is the notion of a construct. Constructs can be defined as labels used to describe an unobserved behavior, such as honesty. Such behaviors vary across individuals; although they may leave an impression, they cannot be directly measured. In the social sciences virtually everything is a construct.