Question

Dr. A and Dr. B are studying the effects of war on post traumatic stress disorder. They both administer the same interview to the same soldiers returning from war. Which of the following psychometric test properties is being addressed in this example ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Inter-rater agreement

Explanation:

The extent to which two or more raters (or observers, coders, examiners) agree is termed as Inter-rater agreement. It addresses the issue of consistency of the implementation of a rating system.

A high inter-rater agreement value refer to a high degree of agreement between two examiners, vice-versa

Answer 2

Answer: The psychometric test properties are reliability and validity.

Explanation: By way of definition, Psychometric tests are a standard and scientific method used to measure individuals' mental capabilities and behavioural style. Psychometric tests are designed to measure a person's suitability for a role based on the required personality characteristics and aptitude (or cognitive abilities). This type of tests are used to identify the extent to which a person's personality and cognitive abilities match those required to perform the role.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is often a chronic and debilitating condition that can develop after exposure to a single traumatic event or series of ongoing traumatic events.

There are multiple instruments that can serve as brief screening and treatment monitoring tools for PTSD including the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS) the PTSD Checklist (PCL) and the Modified PTSD Symptom Scale Self-Report. These various tools can be used to measure the Reliability and Validity of a person if it's fit for duty.