AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

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where 2 or more observers record behaviours in a consistent way
A
inter-rater reliability
B
mundane realism
C
split-half reliability
D
concurrent validity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Inter-rater reliability is a measure of consistency used to evaluate the extent to which different judges agree in their assessment decisions. Inter-rater reliability is essential when making decisions in research and clinical settings. If inter-rater reliability is weak, it can have detrimental effects.

Detailed explanation-2: -To measure inter-rater reliability, different researchers conduct the same measurement or observation on the same sample. Then you calculate the correlation between their different sets of results. If all the researchers give similar ratings, the test has high inter-rater reliability.

Detailed explanation-3: -Inter-rater reliability, also called inter-observer reliability, is a measure of consistency between two or more independent raters (observers) of the same construct.

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