True or False: High reliability guarantees a valid and accurate procedure.

High reliability refers to the consistency and stability of a measurement or assessment. While high reliability is important for ensuring that results can be replicated and that the measurement produces similar outcomes under consistent conditions, it does not, by itself, guarantee the validity or accuracy of the procedure.

Validity pertains to whether a measurement actually assesses what it claims to measure, and accuracy involves how close a measurement comes to the true value. A procedure can be highly reliable but still be invalid or inaccurate if it is measuring the wrong construct or if it has systematic errors. For example, a weight scale that consistently gives the same wrong measurement is reliable but not valid or accurate.

This distinction highlights the importance of both reliability and validity in any assessment or measurement process; both must be established to ensure a robust and trustworthy outcome. Thus, assessing the reliability alone does not provide sufficient evidence of the validity of the procedure.