Diagnosis of psychopathology with and without an interview

Article Abstract:

A study using two trained raters compared criminal psychopathy ratings based solely on National Parole Board (NPB) case files with ratings that added information from semi-structured interviews to case file information. Results indicated that interrater agreement was high for file-only information but there was less correlation when both file and interview information was considered. Adding interview information caused dissimilar diagnoses in 40% of the cases, raising doubts concerning the use of only NPB files in clinical environments.

Diagnosis, Psychology, Pathological, Psychopathology, Criminal psychology

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Perception of object length by sound

Article Abstract:

A research was undertaken to measure the basic capability of size perception by sound and to determine the physical properties of objects that inhibit the size perception. The participants of the study listened to sounds created by wooden dowels and rods of varying lengths that were dropped several times from a fixed height. Results showed that length did not physically affect acoustic structure and that focus on sound sources, rather than the actual sound, served as framework for knowing auditory perception.

Research, Sound, Sounds, Size perception

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