PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: If And Only If, Standard Error
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Lecture 11 wk 12 apr 2nd 2013. Computer-assisted psychological assessment (capa: design individualized tests, interpret test results, write reports, present test stimuli. Descriptive reports: present scores, profiles, and confidence intervals, provide a brief desc. Examples: wais-iv (fixed battery -> discrepancies are obvious), personality assessment inventory (pai), and. Conners continuous performance test ii: *flexible -> not always the same test administered. Clinical prediction uses examiner"s own judgment to. Actuarial prediction uses an empirically derived formula to diagnose, classify or predict behaviour diagnose, classify or predict behavior: facilitated by (but not synonymous with) computerized testing. Even though outlier studies can be found, we identified no systematic exceptions to the general superiority (or at least material equivalence) or mechanical [actuarial] prediction. It holds in general medicine, in mental health, in personality, and in education and training settings. It holds for medically trained judges and for psychologists. It holds for inexperienced and seasoned judges (grove, zald, lebow, snitz, and nelson, 2000, p. 25)
