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INDIVIDUAL BIAS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS.

Authors :
Robinson, James P.
Cohen, Louis D.
Source :
Journal of Clinical Psychology. Oct1954, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p333-336. 4p.
Publication Year :
1954

Abstract

The article discusses individual bias in psychological reports. There has been considerable study of the relationship between the examiner and subject during conventional test administration and of the influence of the examiner upon the subject's responses in a variety of testing situations. Individual differences in examiners' processing data secured from the use of projective techniques have also been studied and reports are beginning to appear about the influence of the personality of the examiner on his reports about subjects. The present paper is a report of a study designed to examine the systematic variation in the content of psychologists' reports and their individual biases. The subjects were three graduate students in psychology who were serving their internship-training year at Duke Hospital a few years ago.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00219762
Volume :
10
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
15847007
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(195410)10:4<333::AID-JCLP2270100405>3.0.CO;2-3