Dr.Shelby was hired by the prosecution and asked to provide a PCL-R rating for an offender on trial for sexual assault.The defence hired Dr.Krane to provide a PCL-R rating for their client as well.Based on the concept of adversarial allegiance,how would the ratings of the two psychologists differ?
A)Dr.Shelby would provide a lower PCL-R rating than Dr.Krane.
B)Dr.Krane would provide a higher PCL-R rating than Dr.Shelby.
C)Dr.Shelby would provide a higher PCL-R rating than Dr.Krane
D)Dr.Shelby and Dr.Krane would both provide low ratings of psychopathy.
E)Dr.Shelby and Dr.Krane's ratings would be similar as the disorder is assessed the same independent of who is doing the assessment.

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Adversarial allegiance suggests that experts hired by opposing sides in legal cases may unconsciously allow their allegiance to influence their assessments, leading to biased outcomes. In this scenario, Dr. Shelby, hired by the prosecution, would likely provide a higher PCL-R rating to support the prosecution's case by portraying the offender as more psychopathic, while Dr. Krane, hired by the defense, would be inclined to provide a lower rating to benefit the defense's case.

DrShelby Was Hired by the Prosecution and Asked to Provide