In Which Situation Below Is a Clinical Approach to Judgment

question 3

Multiple Choice

In which situation below is a clinical approach to judgment and interpretation most likely to be helpful?

• A) A clinician is helping a technical training program identify the individuals, from a diverse application pool, that are likely to succeed in the program.
• B) A clinician is helping a security company choose the best job candidate from a homogenous group of highly selective applicants.
• C) A clinician has been contacted by a public school district to determine which children make the first cut for a free after-school tutoring program.
• D) The clinical approach to judgment will be equally helpful (or unhelpful) across all of the situations described.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.