Labelling effects in clinical judgments of psychopathology.
This study utilized a model of inferential accuracy to study the effects of deviant labels on clinical judgments. It was hypothesized that labels would lower both treshold and sensitivity, the key components of the model. Analyses of variance yielded significant effects for labels and specific patterns of psychopathology suggested that labels have differential effects on inferences drawn with regard to various types of psychological disorders. Evidence in support of the generalizability of sensitivity and treshold also was obtained.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis; D003415:Crime; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis