Unit 2

Question 1

Test retest reliability

Answer 1

the similarity in scores generated by the same measure across two testing sessions

Question 2

Alternate forms reliability

Answer 2

the extent to which different forms of the same test generate similar scores for the smae person across two testing sessions (often used to overcome practice sessions)

Question 3

Inter-rater reliability

Answer 3

the similarity in observations recorded by two observers

Question 4

Ecological validity

Answer 4

the extent that results obtained in a research study will apply outside the labaratory

Question 5

Hawethorne effect

Answer 5

refers to the distorting influence that the mere presence of researchers can have on the participants in the psychological research studies