The use of standardized questionnaires by specially trained nonprofessionals to assess for presence of diagnostic criteria of a disorder:

a. does not result in interrater reliability
b. results in an excessively high false-positive rate
c. is considered a breach of ethical fairness toward subjects in a research study
d. produces results that correspond fairly closely to those of skilled professionals


D
The use of standardized questionnaires by specially trained nonprofessionals to assess for presence of diagnostic criteria of a disorder produces results that correspond fairly closely to those of skilled professionals. By standardizing the questionnaire, results will be more consistent no matter who is doing the assessment.

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