7.2: Reliability

Question 1

Researchers decided to study the behaviour of a young girl who experienced disruption to attachment when she had to go into hospital for a few days. Naturalistic observation of the girl before and after the separation was conducted, with each period of observation lasting for two hours.

Explain why the researchers would need to establish inter-rater reliability (2 marks)

Answer 1

Inter-rater reliability would need to be established to ensure all observers were making consistent observations

Question 2

Researchers decided to study the behaviour of a young girl who experienced disruption to attachment when she had to go into hospital for a few days. Naturalistic observation of the girl before and after the separation was conducted, with each period of observation lasting for two hours.

Explain why the researchers would need to establish inter-rater reliability (2 marks).
Inter-rater reliability would need to be established to ensure all observers were making consistent observations.
What would this mean?

Answer 2

This would mean that the researchers agreed with each other as to which categories the behaviour being observed fitted into

Question 3

Researchers decided to study the behaviour of a young girl who experienced disruption to attachment when she had to go into hospital for a few days. Naturalistic observation of the girl before and after the separation was conducted, with each period of observation lasting for two hours.

Explain how inter-rater reliability could be established (2 marks)

Answer 3

Inter-rater reliability could be established by setting up clearly defined, separate behavioural categories

Question 4

Researchers decided to study the behaviour of a young girl who experienced disruption to attachment when she had to go into hospital for a few days. Naturalistic observation of the girl before and after the separation was conducted, with each period of observation lasting for two hours.

Explain how inter-rater reliability could be established (2 marks).
Inter-rater reliability could be established by setting up clearly defined, separate behavioural categories, with no what?

Answer 4

Inter-rater reliability could be established by setting up clearly defined, separate behavioural categories, with no overlaps between categories

Question 5

Researchers decided to study the behaviour of a young girl who experienced disruption to attachment when she had to go into hospital for a few days. Naturalistic observation of the girl before and after the separation was conducted, with each period of observation lasting for two hours.

Explain how inter-rater reliability could be established (2 marks).
Inter-rater reliability could be established by setting up clearly defined, separate behavioural categories, with no overlaps between categories, when?

Answer 5

Inter-rater reliability could be established by setting up clearly defined, separate behavioural categories, with no overlaps between categories, before the study commenced