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Components of the clinician's confidence

A Blaser

    Perceptual and Motor Skills
    |December 1, 1978
    PubMed
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    Clinician confidence in person perception tasks varies with available information, the specific patient characteristics being judged, and individual judge personality traits. More data does not always equate to higher confidence.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Clinical Psychology
    • Cognitive Psychology

    Background:

    • Person perception and judgmental tasks are crucial in clinical settings.
    • Clinician confidence is a key factor influencing diagnostic and treatment decisions.
    • Previous research indicates confidence levels are influenced by available information.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between information availability and clinician confidence in person perception.
    • To explore how patient characteristics and judge personality affect confidence levels.
    • To assess the impact of different information modes (video, case history) on confidence.

    Main Methods:

    • Ten judges rated ten patients' characteristics based on incremental video and/or case history information.
    • Judges indicated their confidence level for each rating after each information phase.
    • A within-subjects design was used to evaluate responses across different information increments.

    Main Results:

    • Clinician confidence levels significantly varied based on the amount of information presented.
    • Confidence was also influenced by the specific patient characteristics being judged.
    • Individual judge personality traits emerged as a significant factor affecting confidence.
    • The impact of the mode of information (video vs. case history) was not clearly determined.

    Conclusions:

    • Clinician confidence in judgmental tasks is a complex interplay of information quantity, judgment specifics, and judge-related factors.
    • Understanding these variables is essential for improving the reliability of clinical judgments.
    • Further research is needed to clarify the role of information modality in clinician confidence.

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