Research methods - reliability

Question 1

What is reliability?

Answer 1

Being consistent

Question 2

What is test-retest?

Answer 2

The same participants do the same measure on different occasions. There should be a high correlation between the scores.

Question 3

What is inter-observer reliability?

Answer 3

Consistency between different observers working on the same study by using the same behavioural category checklist by there being a positive correlation between the scores when compared.

Question 4

What are ways to improve reliability?

Answer 4

Use objective measures

Standardised method and task

Question 5

What should behaviour category checklists be?

Answer 5

Observable
Measurable
Self-evident
Comprehensive
Not overlapping