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tsand2 · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

In McMillan and colleagues' study of residents in an English forensic intellectual ability hospital, the best predictor of violent behavior was

a) violent behavior in the past six months.
b) a formula based on MMPI scores.
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c) clinical evaluation and diagnosis.
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d) evaluation by criminal justice experts.
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Question 2

What conclusion did Grove and colleagues draw from their 2000 meta-analysis comparing clinical and actuarial prediction?

a) Actuarial prediction is almost always superior.
b) Clinical prediction is almost always superior.
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c) Clinical and actuarial prediction produces similar results.
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d) The superiority of one method or the other depends on what outcomes are being studied.
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