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Chunk #14 — Issues Concerning the Determination of Homogeneity

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On the value of homogeneous constructs for construct validation, theory testing, and the description of psychopathology.
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This outcome does not preclude the possibility that at some future point, heterogeneity within the construct may be uncovered. When that occurs, the new understanding of what is unidimensional should guide theory testing efforts. Ongoing investigations of the structure of constructs, conducted with different comparison measures and different samples, provide new information concerning claims of homogeneity. Part of the indeterminate nature of theory testing is the indeterminate nature of the validity of constituent constructs, which includes the structure of those constructs.