Psychometric Exam 3 Questions and
Answers4
What is wrong with Clinical Decision-Making - ANSWERS-Clinical judgement tends to be
objective and looks at the wrong things.
Therapist are good at ____ but bad at _____ ... - ANSWERS-Therapists are good at collecting
data during the intake interview, but bad at integrating the data-- some data is not relevant/ it
could be biased.
Why is Mechanical prediction better than Clinical prediction? - ANSWERS-Humans make errors
in thinking
1 Representative thinking- assess the information that is linked to our schemas- availability of
information
2 Ignoring the third variable
3 Ignoring base rates
4 Ignoring regression to the mean
What is Classical Testing Theory? - ANSWERS-Everyone has a true score that is affected by error.
What is the Issues of Guessing? - ANSWERS-Blind Guessing- It leads to problems in
understanding what one's true test score is, especially on achievement tests.
Answers4
What is wrong with Clinical Decision-Making - ANSWERS-Clinical judgement tends to be
objective and looks at the wrong things.
Therapist are good at ____ but bad at _____ ... - ANSWERS-Therapists are good at collecting
data during the intake interview, but bad at integrating the data-- some data is not relevant/ it
could be biased.
Why is Mechanical prediction better than Clinical prediction? - ANSWERS-Humans make errors
in thinking
1 Representative thinking- assess the information that is linked to our schemas- availability of
information
2 Ignoring the third variable
3 Ignoring base rates
4 Ignoring regression to the mean
What is Classical Testing Theory? - ANSWERS-Everyone has a true score that is affected by error.
What is the Issues of Guessing? - ANSWERS-Blind Guessing- It leads to problems in
understanding what one's true test score is, especially on achievement tests.
