Using a New Diagnostic System,several Clinicians Interview a Patient and Independently

question 43

Multiple Choice

Using a new diagnostic system,several clinicians interview a patient and independently provide the same diagnosis.The diagnosis may be different from the diagnosis that would be applied using an older diagnostic system.What can we assume about the new diagnostic system?

• A) It appears to be standardized.
• B) It appears to be reliable.
• C) It appears to be normed.
• D) It appears to be valid.

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