Situational Influences on the Predictive Value of Client Behavior: Implications for Bayesian Prediction

Authors

Richard N. Tsujimoto, Pitzer CollegeFollow
Dale E. Berger, Claremont Graduate UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

Behavioral and Organizational Sciences (CGU), Psychology (Pomona)

Publication Date

1986

Disciplines

Clinical Psychology | Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

Research on clinical assessment has shown that situational variables can influence the behavior clients exhibit, and it is suggested that situational variables can also influence the predictive value of client behavior. Even identical behaviors may differ markedly in their predictive implications as a function of the assessment situation. Data on judgments of maladjustment by psychodynamic and behavioral clinicians are given a Bayesian analysis, which implies that clinicians must be sensitive to variations in both the base rate and the diagnostic ratio.

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© 1986 American Psychological Association

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DOI

10.1037/0022-006X.54.2.264

Recommended Citation

Tsujimoto, R. N., and Berger, D. E. (1986). Situational Influences on the Predictive Value of Client Behavior: Implications for Bayesian Prediction. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 54, 264-266. doi: 10.1037/0022-006X.54.2.264