Perceived validity of computer- versus clinician-generated MMPI reports

摘要

Psychology graduate students and practicing psychologists were asked to rate the accuracy of interpretive reports for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory that were labeled as generated by either a computer or licensed clinician. There was not any difference between the accuracy ratings for computer-generated reports and the ratings for clinician-generated reports, although both groups tended to rate reports that contained a purposefully inaccurate statements as less valid than reports without the inaccurate statement. Also, experienced clinicians tended to perceive reports labeled as computer-generated as less useful and less comprehensive than the same reports labeled as clinician-generated. The results do not support the claim that computer reports may be seen as more credible than is warranted.