5) The reliability of a psychological measure refers to:
A) Its accuracy in predicting individuals' behaviour or characteristics
B) The degree to which it measures what it was intended to measure
C) Its consistency of measurement
D) The degree to which the intention of the measure is obvious to the person being measured

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The reliability of a psychological measure refers to its consistency of measurement. This means that the measures should produce consistent results when used on the same individuals or groups across time, different settings or with different researchers. It does not necessarily indicate the accuracy of the measure in predicting individuals' behaviour or characteristics (Option A) or the degree to which it measures what it was intended to measure (Option B). The intention of the measure being obvious to the person being measured (Option D) is related more to face validity or understandability of the measure.

5) the Reliability of a Psychological Measure Refers To