Theory and configurality in clinical judgments of expert and novice psychologists

J Appl Psychol. 1997 Dec;82(6):954-60. doi: 10.1037/0021-9010.82.6.954.

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.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence*
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Humans
  • Judgment*
  • Male
  • Psychology, Clinical* / education
  • Psychotic Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Regression Analysis
  • Socialization*