Psychodiagnostic and Psychotherapeutic Judgments [electronic resource] : Expectation-Based Biases in Covariation Assessment / Lauren B. Alloy.

This paper considers three clinical judgment biases in clinical inference: (1) illusory correlation bias, the report by clinicians of a correlation between psychodiagnostic test signs and patient's symptoms which are not correlated or are correlated to a smaller degree than that reported; (2) l...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Alloy, Lauren B.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1985.
Subjects:	Bias. Clinical Diagnosis. Clinical Psychology. Correlation. Expectation. Labeling (of Persons) Psychological Evaluation. Therapy.