The Guilford Test of Marital Discord is administered to a newly married young woman who is being seen in psychotherapy. The results indicate that the woman is very unhappy in her marriage. Knowing that testing literature reports that the test has a high rate of False positives, a good clinician would

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A high rate of false positives on a test means that it is more likely to indicate a problem when none exists. Thus, a good clinician would be cautious of the results and consider other factors, such as the patient's self-report and clinical observations, before making any definitive judgments about the patient's marital discord. Retesting the patient with the same instrument may not necessarily reduce the false positive rate if the patient is indeed experiencing marital distress, and assuming that the patient is not answering questions honestly is not necessarily warranted without further evidence.

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