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ArticleClinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science2026

Applying Artificial Intelligence to Expand the Measurement Tool Kit in Clinical-Psychological Science: Moving Beyond Self-Reports.

Catharine E Fairbairn, Nigel Bosch

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Article in Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors.

Catharine E FairbairnDepartment of Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2694-5585
Nigel BoschSchool of Information Sciences and Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Funding

Examining the Impact of Stress on the Emotionally Reinforcing Properties of Alcohol in Heavy Social Drinkers: A Multimodal Investigation Integrating Laboratory and Ambulatory MethodsR01AA025969 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI Catharine Fairbairn · 2017 to 2026
$3.5M
Towards a Wearable Alcohol Biosensor: Examining the Accuracy of BAC Estimates from New-Generation Transdermal Technology using Large-Scale Human Testing and Machine Learning AlgorithmsR01AA028488 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI Catharine Fairbairn · 2021 to 2026
$2.8M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA025969NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA028488
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research exploring correlates of, precursors to, and consequences of psychological disorders has often relied on designs wherein both predictor and outcome are measured by self-reports. In this article, coauthored by a clinical psychologist (C. E. Fairbairn) and a data scientist (N. Bosch), we offer information surrounding an evolving class of machine-learning models as these inform an expanding measurement tool kit in clinical-psychological science. Specifically, we note the development of deep-learning applications for image analysis, language analysis, and the analysis of physiological time-series data, reviewing implications of these advances for measurement in behavioral research. We weigh strengths and limitations of these automated methods in comparison with self-reports, including the specific form of error likely yielded via each (random vs. systematic), with the aim of fostering a replicable, sustainable, and reputationally strong field of clinical-psychological science.

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artificial intelligenceautomated measurementcommon-methods biasmachine learningself-reports

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PMID42369171
PMCPMC13299306

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