Evidence relating a measure to a relevant external outcome or criterion. Criterion choice, measurement error and shared method can affect the relationship; an internal factor solution does not supply this evidence automatically.
Predictive contribution beyond specified existing measures. A social-intelligence measure should be tested against relevant general-ability or personality measures rather than credited for any unadjusted correlation with social outcomes.
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Criterion validity is a type of validity that assesses how well one measure or test correlates with an outcome or criterion that is considered a standard or benchmark. It indicates whether a test is able to predict or relate to a specific outcome that is relevant to the concept being measured. There are two main types of criterion validity: 1. **Concurrent Validity**: This type assesses the relationship between the test and the criterion at the same point in time.