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Kimhien Nguyen
on Oct 27, 2024
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A psychologist administers the MMPI to a large group of people and identifies everyone who scores high on the schizophrenia scale as actually having schizophrenia. The psychologist plans to recommend drugs for everyone with a high score on that scale. Is that appropriate? If not, why not?
A) Yes, the psychologist is making appropriate recommendations.
B) No, because drug therapy is not useful in treating patients with schizophrenia.
C) No, because the psychologist has overlooked the base-rate information about schizophrenia.
D) No, because the MMPI is known to have poor reliability and validity.
Schizophrenia Scale
A diagnostic tool used to measure the severity and range of symptoms experienced by individuals with schizophrenia.
MMPI
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a standardized psychometric test of adult personality and psychopathology used to diagnose mental disorders.
- Acknowledge the role of base-rate information and heuristics in making judgments and decisions.
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AE
Learning Objectives
- Acknowledge the role of base-rate information and heuristics in making judgments and decisions.