Reliability Flashcards

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Reliability

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Consistency

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Internal reliability

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The extent to which a test or measure is consistent within itself e.g. the use of a standardised instructions and procedure for all participants.

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External reliability

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The extent to which a test produces consistent results over several occasions.

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Inter-rater reliability

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Where two or more psychologists produce consistent results by using a standardised procedure, agreed coding system, or correlation of their data.

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Test-retest reliability

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Involves testing and retesting the same participants over time, with the same test, and comparing their scores. If the scores are the same the test has external reliability.

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Split-half reliability

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Involves splitting a pp’s test answers in half and seeing whether s/he got the same or similar scores on the two halves. If so, internal reliability is high; if not, it is low and individual questions would need to be redesigned.

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