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Are there any validity concerns with self-reports? Please reply in at least 100 words.

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Are there any concerns over validity with self-reports?

The answer to this question is yes. When we collect data in psychology, there are two things we need to consider: validity (are we measuring what we think we are measuring) and reliability (will we get the same result if we measured the phenomenon again in the same way at a different time?). With self-report both validity and reliability is threatened. ...

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