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A comparison of traditional and computer‐generated psychological reports in an adolescent inpatient setting
Author(s) -
Rubenzer Steve
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199211)48:6<817::aid-jclp2270480617>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - scrutiny , psychology , personality , psychological testing , personality assessment inventory , test (biology) , variety (cybernetics) , personality test , quality (philosophy) , applied psychology , clinical psychology , psychometrics , social psychology , test validity , artificial intelligence , computer science , paleontology , political science , law , biology , philosophy , epistemology
Although individual personality tests and occasionally test batteries have been the focus of considerable research, the psychological report itself has largely escaped direct scrutiny. This study examined the perceived accuracy, utility, and specificity of traditional psychological reports and compared these values with those obtained for the computer‐generated report for the Million Adolescent Personality Inventory (MAPI). Analyses indicated no difference in rated accuracy by either therapists or nursing staff. Both reports were judged as mediocre in accuracy and usefulness. The MAPI was judged to offer more specific interpretations than was the traditional psychological report and to be superior in quality of writing. A variety of substantive and extraneous variables were examined and found not to alter these results.