The term specificity measures what factor in screenings for problems such as depression?
a) instances in which the screener suggests there is no depression, when a patient is actually depressed
b) the percent of the time that the screener accurately identifies the absence of a problem
c) indications when the screener suggests the presence of depression, but subsequent evaluation confirms the absence of depression
d) the ability of the screener to identify depression, and the person is actually depressed
Ans: b) the percent of the time that the screener accurately identifies the absence of a problem
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