A researcher was interested in how women's hair color affected their self-image .A focus group was conducted, and research assistants recorded the hair color of each individual from behind a two-way mirror. Some of the research assistants disagreed about hair color (for instance, whether someone's hair was red or brown) .The researcher examined how often the research assistants agreed or disagreed about hair color .This is called
A)Parallel forms reliability
B)Intercoder reliability
C)Convergent validity
D)Face validity

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Intercoder reliability refers to the degree to which different judges or assessors agree in their assessment decisions. In this scenario, it measures how consistently research assistants could identify and agree on the hair color of individuals, which is crucial for ensuring the reliability of categorizing participants based on their hair color.

A Researcher Was Interested in How Women's Hair Color Affected