Todd,Jamal,and Samuel Are Trained Observers for a Research Project

question 6

Multiple Choice

Todd,Jamal,and Samuel are trained observers for a research project.Just after completing their training,their interrater reliability is very high.However,over time and without their awareness,their observations converge less and less closely.The term for this phenomenon is

• A) observer drift.
• B) fading agreement.
• C) rating separation.
• D) observer spread.

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