Dr. Mabuse recruits three judges to read the diaries of a group of respondents and rate the extent to which each person mentions self-words (such as I, me, mine, or my). Dr. Mabuse then correlates the ratings of the judges and finds that r = .87. What can Dr. Mabuse conclude?

A. Test-retest reliability is within an acceptable range.
B. The internal consistency of this methodology is weak.
C. There is high intercoder reliability for this judgment task.
D. The diary-writing task is a valid measure of personality.


Answer: C

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