Dr. X and Dr. Y are diagnosing a patient. After administering the SCID for DSM-5, Dr. X decides the patient is suffering from schizophrenia while Dr. Y decides the patient is suffering from schizoaffective disorder. This kind of disagreement is an example of:

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This is an example of low inter-rater reliability, which refers to the degree of agreement or consistency between two or more raters or clinicians in their diagnosis or assessment. In this case, Dr. X and Dr. Y have different opinions about the patient's diagnosis, indicating low inter-rater reliability.

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