A measure of the consistency of observations of a single situation made by different people refers to:
AConstruct validity
BInternal validity
CSplit-half reliability
DInter-rater reliability ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Inter-rater reliability
Explanation
Inter-rater reliability measures the consistency of observations of one situation made by different people.
It shows how far independent raters agree when scoring the same event.
Construct validity concerns whether a measure reflects the intended theoretical concept.
Internal validity concerns confidence in causal inference within a study.
Split-half reliability checks internal consistency by correlating two halves of one test.
Inter-rater agreement is often quantified with Cohen's kappa.
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