​Contrast the Concepts of Reliability and Validity

question 5

Essay

​Contrast the concepts of reliability and validity. How is each important for psychological assessment?

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Definitions:

Rehabilitation

A process designed to restore physical, sensory, or mental capabilities that have been lost or diminished due to injury, illness, or disability.

Socially Constructed

Something that is understood or created through social interactions and agreements rather than inherently existing in nature.

Population Pyramids

Are graphs that show the percentage of the population in various age and sex cohorts.

Biological Death

The irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.