Reliability provides information on the consistency of a measure, and validity provides information about the accuracy of a measure. They indicate how well a method, technique, or test measures what it intends to measure. Reliability and validity are two ways researchers can evaluate the quality of assessment tools. On both these criteria, the Real Colors® instrument performs well. And when assessing validity, one must ask, “Does the instrument measure what it intends to measure?”. When assessing reliability, one must ask, “Does the instrument give consistent results?”. Because of our commitment to ongoing research and development, Real Colors® finds it necessary to periodically assess the reliability and validity of its own assessment. Since 1993, Real Colors® has sought to be a provider of simple, easy to apply, research-based tools and training that will allow people to better understand themselves and others.
It is from the innate desire to understand human behavior and the motivations behind it that the Real Colors® instrument was developed. Since the time of Hippocrates, researchers have continued to build on the body of research furthering the desire to better understand themselves and each other. The Greek philosopher, scientist, and physician Hippocrates wrote over twenty-three hundred years ago that all human beings could beĭivided into four distinct personality types.
For centuries, people have searched for a convenient way to peek into the human mind.