A Consulting Psychologist Evaluates a Candidate for Law Enforcement and Notes

question 56

Multiple Choice

A consulting psychologist evaluates a candidate for law enforcement and notes a significantly elevated K-scale defensiveness) . What should the psychologist do?

• A) recommend not hiring the candidate
• B) recommend hiring the candidate in a probationary status
• C) point out that elevated K scores are common in this group

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Definitions:

Unconscious Manner

Behavior or actions performed without conscious awareness or intent, often driven by subconscious processes.

Automatic Attitudes

Automatic attitudes are immediate, involuntary responses or evaluations that occur in the mind toward a person, object, or concept.

Deliberate Attitudes

Attitudes that are formed consciously and are the result of careful thought and consideration.

Consciously Aware

Being fully aware of one's thoughts, feelings, and environment in the present moment.