ASSESSMENT - INTEGRATION AND CLINICAL-DECISION MAKING PT.2 Flashcards
What is Fundamental Attribution Error
Overestimating the influence of personality traits and Underestimating the influence of situational effects on a persons behaviour.
What is “Inattention to Base Rates”
when. psychologist believes that a certain pattern of responses on a test indicates a special diagnosis
What is ‘Regression to the Mean”
A person who obtains a big score on a. test at some point in time is likely to obtain a less extreme score on the next test
What is the “Belief in the Law of Small Numbers” ?
Results from small samples are likely to be more extreme and less accurate than large samples
What is “Inferring causation from correlation”
Thinking that one occurrence of patient characteristics caused the other, with out considering other factors
ex. abuse lead to a personality disorder
What is “Hindsight Bias”
Thinking back to an event that wasn’t predictable, and now thinking it was predictable
What is “Confirmatory Bias”
Only recalling information that supports your beliefs
What is “Bias Blind Spot”
Everyone believing that they are less likely than other people to have their decisions affected by errors and biases
What is the “Representativeness Heuristic”
Overestimating the probability of an event based on similar events we have experienced
What is the Availability Heuristic
making a decision based on easily recalled information
What is the “Affect Heuristic’
Making decisions efficiently based on our current emotions, rather than accurately
What is the “Anchoring and Adjustment Heuristic”
When a person uses an initial starting number or value as a starting point (anchor), and adjusting that judgement until an acceptable value is reached.
What are “Computer-based Interpretations”
Reports made by computer programs that match a patents pattern of responses
What is the Therapeutic Model of Assessment
when clients are encouraged to participate in discussions about the reasons for assessment, the results of testing, and how data should be interpreted
