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cdr_15 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

According to Meehl (1957), what is one of the biggest roadblocks to adopting the statistical approach to judgment and interpretation?

a. Clinicians are generally not very adept at statistical analysis.
b. Most decisions required of clinicians are too complex to be addressed though statistical means.
c. There are currently too few well-validated formulas available to assist, in a meaningful way, with clinical interpretation and prediction.
d. none of the above

Question 2

Some clinical psychologists resist the statistical approach because, in their opinion,

a. it is based on short-term prediction.
b. it is inferior to the judgment of experts in the field.
c. it dehumanizes clients.
d. all of the above