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What is accuracy in relation to subjective reasoning processes?
What is accuracy in relation to subjective reasoning processes?
Accuracy refers to how often a method or subjective reasoning process results in a correct opinion or outcome.
How can the accuracy of a forensic psychological assessment be assessed?
How can the accuracy of a forensic psychological assessment be assessed?
The accuracy of a forensic psychological assessment can be assessed by determining whether legal factfinders agree with the practitioners' opinion.
What is the drawback of relying on factfinder agreement to assess accuracy?
What is the drawback of relying on factfinder agreement to assess accuracy?
The drawback of relying on factfinder agreement is that it involves soft criteria and does not reference hard criteria such as known or knowable objective ground truth.
Why is reliance on factfinder agreement considered suboptimal?
Why is reliance on factfinder agreement considered suboptimal?
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