Table 1 Relations between psychological features of diagnosticians and clinical interview skills learned with the use of virtual patient
Building contact with patient | Gathering important information | Mistakes | |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Need for cognitive closure | I - - - r(15) = −0.534; p = 0.041 | ||
2. Ability to achieve cognitive structure | F - - - r(15) = −0.580; p = 0.023 | I - - r(24) = −0.424; p = 0.039 | |
3. Beliefs of changeability on human traits | I + + + r(23) = 0.585; p = 0.003 F + + + r(15) = 0.552; p = 0.033 | I - - - r(24) = −0.550; p = 0.005 | |
4. Level of hope | |||
5. Intelligence | |||
6. Positive affect/negative affect | F - - - r(16) = −0.733; p = 0.001 | ||
7. Academic knowledge |