Dr. Duan has diagnosed her client with bipolar disorder. Dr. Duan refers her client to new a therapist after the client moves to a distant town. The client's new therapist diagnoses the client with major depressive disorder. This lack of agreement between the two therapists who were evaluating the same behaviors would be considered ___________.
A) low construct reliability
B) low internal consistency
C) low interrater reliability
D) low test-retest reliability

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Interrater reliability refers to the degree of agreement between two or more raters/observers assessing the same behavior or construct. In this scenario, the lack of agreement between the two therapists regarding the client's diagnosis suggests a low interrater reliability. Option A, B, and D are not relevant in this context.

Dr Duan Has Diagnosed Her Client with Bipolar Disorder