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Psychologists' current practices with respect to the disclosure of tests and raw test data to courts are damaging their reputations as scientists, undermining their credibility as honest professionals acting in good faith, and... more
Psychologists' current practices with respect to the disclosure of tests and raw test data to courts are damaging their reputations as scientists, undermining their credibility as honest professionals acting in good faith, and contrary to the best interests of consumers. The profession is conducting itself in a contradictory fashion that deserves reform. There is need for an interdisciplinary panel drawn from the American Psychological Association and American Bar Association to develop reasonable procedures for disclosure of tests and test data in legal proceedings. These procedures should be developed with input from experienced psychological expert witnesses, attorneys, and judges from a variety of state and federal jurisdictions, diverse geographical areas, and different types of legal proceedings. This expert panel should also address the issue of attorney coaching of clients in preparation for assessment by psychologists.
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Research Interests: Marketing, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuropsychology, Research Methodology, and 15 morePsychometrics, Inclusion, Bias, Evidence, Clinical Practice, Humans, Data Interpretation, Test Validity, Evaluation methods, Selection, Empirical Research, Psychological Tests, Criteria, Empirical evidence, and Response Bias
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Reactions to chemical exposures often include fears of future illness, cancerphobia, reports of multiple chemical sensitivity, and other ill-defined complaints. Frequently, these complaints occur at levels of exposure not known to cause... more
Reactions to chemical exposures often include fears of future illness, cancerphobia, reports of multiple chemical sensitivity, and other ill-defined complaints. Frequently, these complaints occur at levels of exposure not known to cause physiological harm. Although frequently dismissed as hysterical or hypochondriacal reactions, these complaints, along with other indefinite symptoms, may be better understood in terms of biases in perception and reporting. In this paper, we outline various sources of perceptual and response biases including prior beliefs, the media, influential others, reconstructed personal histories, self-perceptions, and the forensic environment. It is recommended that a thorough understanding of symptom-reporting and psychological distress following a chemical exposure involves consideration of these issues.
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Organophosphates are among the most commonly used and most toxic pesticides. They act directly on the nervous system by inhibiting the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Organophosphates evoke a consistent pattern of physical symptoms. They... more
Organophosphates are among the most commonly used and most toxic pesticides. They act directly on the nervous system by inhibiting the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Organophosphates evoke a consistent pattern of physical symptoms. They also have acute psychological and behavioral effects, such as anxiety, depression, and cognitive impairments. Research suggests that moderate levels of acute poisoning may cause persistent problems. Long-term psychological effects of low-level exposure, however, have not been determined satisfactorily. Some research has documented cognitive and emotional deficits due to chronic exposure to organophosphates, but not all studies have found ill effects. To date, psychologists have played only a small role in studying the psychological effects of organophosphates, despite the substantial contribution their expertise could make.
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Research Interests: Psychology, Cognitive Science, Breast Cancer, Working Memory, Peer Review, and 32 moreManganese, Air Sampling, Humans, Effect size, Industry, Mercury, Spatial ability, Female, Male, Reaction Time, Statistical Significance, Bit Error Rate, Liver Function, Sample Size, Meta Analysis, Adult, Occupational Exposure, Time Factors, Cognitive Function, Motor Function, Long Term Memory, Cognitive Decline, Occupational Diseases, Memory Disorders, Occupations, Neurosciences, Adjuvant Chemotherapy, Confidence Interval, Cognition disorders, Control Group, Mortality rate, and Cumulant(Manganese, Air Sampling, Humans, Effect size, Industry, Mercury, Spatial ability, Female, Male, Reaction Time, Statistical Significance, Bit Error Rate, Liver Function, Sample Size, Meta Analysis, Adult, Occupational Exposure, Time Factors, Cognitive Function, Motor Function, Long Term Memory, Cognitive Decline, Occupational Diseases, Memory Disorders, Occupations, Neurosciences, Adjuvant Chemotherapy, Confidence Interval, Cognition disorders, Control Group, Mortality rate, and Cumulant)
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