Why Are Social Psychologists Concerned with the Issue of Interjudge

question 207

Multiple Choice

Why are social psychologists concerned with the issue of interjudge reliability?

• A) Without it, there is no hope of reforming the legal system.
• B) Independent agreement reduces the possibility of bias or distortion.
• C) Coding criteria must be objective and determined before observation begins.
• D) Interjudge reliability makes causal explanations possible in archival research.

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