Ethical perspectives and practice behaviors involving computer-based test interpretation

Assessment

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-77

  McMinn, Mark R ^a   Ellens, Brent M ^b   Soref, Erez ^b  

^a WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computer based test interpretation; Personality assessment; Professional ethics; Psychological testing; Report writing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033087378     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107319119900600108     Document Type: Review

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