Reliability

Question 1

What is reliability?

Answer 1

The consistency of research findings by replicating a study

Question 2

What is test-retest reliability?

Answer 2

• do the test once and then repeat with the same participants (standardised procedure)

Question 3

What is inter-observer reliability?

Answer 3

completed in observations
-multiple observers record data and compare and corelate results
-observers have to reach an agreement

Question 4

How does inter observer reliability test reliability?

Answer 4

-avoids bias as results are discussed
-makes results more trustworthy

Question 5

How does test retest reliability assess reliability?

Answer 5

• scores from both test are then correlated - relationship between co variables
  analyse correlations through statistics test. to determine level of significance

Question 6

What is the ink blot test?

Answer 6

Rorschach’s ink blot test- tested personality
-personality abstract concept
-aim to reveal a persons unconscious wishes, desires, and thoughts

Question 7

How cam the ink blot test been seen as unreliable?

Answer 7

-subjective and produces inconsistent results

Question 8

How does questionnaire improve reliability?

Answer 8

-Test and retest - same participants and same questions
-consistent questions means standardised procedure

Question 9

How do interviews improves reliability?

Answer 9

inter-observer
-same observer and structured interview
-observer would agree on a set criteria to observe
-produce consistent results

Question 10

how do observations improve reliability ?

Answer 10

inter-observer
-operationalised variables
-clear outline of variables

-observers agree on a set of behavioural categories and are clear what is being measured

Question 11

How do experiments improve reliability

Answer 11

-test and retest -standardised procedure conditions and participants are the same
-consistent method that can be replicated