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Psychological Testing in the Legal Arena: Child Custody in High Conflict Divorce
Psychological Testing in the Legal Arena: Child Custody in High Conflict Divorce
Learning Objectives
- Explain why psychological tests used in forensic settings require strong psychometric foundations
- Describe how forensic psychologists can show that the tests they used in a specific case were valid for the purpose they were intended to serve
- Identify the chief differences between a clinical and forensic evaluation
- Define Daubert criteria and explain how Daubert criteria are relevant to psychological testing in legal contexts
- Discuss the importance of considering the context of the evaluation when interpreting test findings in child custody disputes
- Explain why psychologists use both computer and evaluator generated interpretations of test results in child custody evaluations
Psychological tests are employed in many different legal contexts. A plaintiff in a civil suit alleging psychological harm, such ...
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