Which psychometric concept is cited in Chapter 13 of your textbook to emphasize that two diagnosticians using the same diagnostic manual and procedures should come to the same diagnosis when presented with the same patient?
A. internal consistency reliability
B. inter-rater validity
C. inter-rater reliability
D. concurrent validity
Answer: C
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