The role of complex thought in clinical prediction: Social accountability and the need for cognition

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 145-154

  Ruscio, John ^a  

^a ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION; INTUITION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING;

EID: 0034006288     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.68.1.145     Document Type: Article

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