What Did McDermott (1980) Find When Examining Diagnostic Consistency and Accuracy

question 14

Multiple Choice

What did McDermott (1980) find when examining diagnostic consistency and accuracy between 72 practicing psychologists?

• A) The expert psychologists were very consistent.
• B) Diagnostic agreement was no better than chance.
• C) Consistency between the psychologists was very high.
• D) Novice psychologists were inconsistent and inaccurate, but the other psychologists were accurate and consistent.

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