Fowler, Lilienfield, and Patrick (2009) studied the extent to which observers agreed on judgments of psychopathy after viewing "thin slices" (short glimpses) of the behavior of prisoners. The researchers based their findings on which of the following?
A) Content analysis.
B) Ecological validity
C) Inter-rater reliability
D) Inter-rater validity

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Inter-rater reliability refers to the degree to which different observers or raters agree in their assessments. In the study by Fowler, Lilienfield, and Patrick (2009), the focus was on how consistently observers could judge psychopathy from brief observations, making inter-rater reliability the basis of their findings.

Fowler, Lilienfield, and Patrick (2009) Studied the Extent to Which