Afiya Wanted to Assess the Reliability of Students' Observations of Children's

question 59

Multiple Choice

Afiya wanted to assess the reliability of students' observations of children's aggressive behavior so she had two students observe 100 behaviors displayed by each of 50 children while engaged in play. After viewing each behavior the students recorded the behavior as being aggressive or nonaggresive. Afiya then computed the percentage of times the two students agreed on their assessment of each behavior. Afiya used what method of assessing reliability?

• A) interobserver agreement
• B) Cronbach's alpha
• C) internal consistency reliability
• D) test-retest reliability

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Definitions:

Restricting-Type Anorexia Nervosa

A type of anorexia nervosa in which people reduce their weight by severely restricting their food intake.

Binge Eating

Consuming large quantities of food in a short period of time, often accompanied by feelings of lack of control and followed by guilt or distress.

Compulsively

Acting driven by an irresistible urge, often against one's conscious wishes, characterized by repetitive and rigid behaviors.

Bulimia

An eating disorder marked by cycles of binge eating followed by behaviors such as vomiting or excessive exercise to prevent weight gain.