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An Experimental Approach to Diagnostic Psychological Testing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

M. B. Shapiro*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, London

Extract

The symposium of the 1950 General Meeting of the British Psychological Society on the use of tests in clinical psychology showed that there was considerable difference of opinion on the way in which tests could and should be used in diagnostic work. As testing is one of the main activities of psychologists working in the clinical held, it is of some importance that this discussion be continued in written form. In this way misunderstanding can be clarified and opinions fully expressed.

Type
Part I.—Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1951 

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