The Importance of Reliability in Psychological Testing

Topic: The Importance of Reliability in Psychological Testing Instructions: Write an essay about the importance and process of reliability. You will want to create an essay that shows you have a basic understanding of this concept. Your essay will want to address the following: Define reliability/precision Describe why reliability is important Give examples (2-4) of items/things in everyday life that show reliability (does not have to pertain to psychological testing) Describe the methods used to test reliability in detail Find one journal article from UVF’s library database (or another database) that discusses a psychological test and how reliability was assessed– discuss how the researchers viewed and assessed the reliability of the tool they were using. This essay should be at least 2 pages in length, include at least one scholarly resource, and utilize APA style. Miller, L. A., & Lovler, R. L. (2016). Foundations of Psychological Testing: A Practical Approach. Los Angeles: SAGE.