Can minimally trained observers provide valid global ratings?

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 335-338

  Lorber, Michael F ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coder training; Multi informant approach; Observation; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FAMILY; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 33745784824     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.2.335     Document Type: Article

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