A Psychologist Who Relies on Psychological Tests That Are Directly

question 12

Multiple Choice

A psychologist who relies on psychological tests that are directly relevant to the assessment task that have strong psychometric qualities and uses normative data and base rate information whenever available,s/he is

• A)employing strategies to improve the accuracy of clinical judgment.
• B)contributing to the development of local norms.
• C)increasing her understanding of personal biases and preconceptions.
• D)using the anchoring and adjustment heuristic.

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