Question 1
The Judgment of Line Orientation Test and the Block Design subtest from the WAIS are
measures of
utility.
internal consistency.
visuospatial functioning.
simultaneous processing.
Question 2
A compromise between the two extreme positions in the clinical versus mechanical
prediction controversy has it that clinical information developed by clinicians be
put to optimal use by computers using decision rules.
reviewed and modified by other clinicians before submission for processing by computer.
checked by computer before submission to a panel of "second opinion" clinicians for action.
sent to the main frame supercomputer at the National Institutes of Health for processing using
that organization's own data base
Question 3
Studies with the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) indicate that high scores indicative of
neurological impairment are obtained by people with neurological difficulties. High scores
indicative of neurological impairment have also been found for people with mental disorders,
with no neurological impairment. This latter finding is indicative of which type of problem
with regard to WCST scores?
false positives