A researcher observes a grade school cafeteria for signs of bullying behavior on multiple days. If her observations captured the same degree of bullying on every Friday, which type of reliability method has been achieved?

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Intraobserver reliability refers to the consistency of a single observer in their observations or measurements across multiple instances. Since the researcher consistently observed the same degree of bullying behavior on every Friday, it demonstrates that her observations are reliable over time, which is a characteristic of intraobserver reliability.

A Researcher Observes a Grade School Cafeteria for Signs of Bullying