Theory and configurality in clinical judgments of expert and novice psychologists

Yoav Ganzach

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Abstract

This article shows that in judging the degree of pathology of mental patients, expert psychologists, more than novices, assign heavier weight to the more pathological information. This difference is explained in terms of the professional socialization process of clinical psychologists.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)954-960
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Applied Psychology
Volume82
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1997
Externally publishedYes

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