A DECISION-MAKING TECHNIQUE FOR CHOOSING A PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP

A new method, the paired-comparison ranking technique, is proposed for assisting with internship selection decisions. This technique is disc ussed in terms of its ability to minimize the effects of decision fram es (cf. D. Kahneman & A. Tversky, 1984) as internship sites are select ed. The technique is also compared with M. C. Jacob's (1987) internshi p decision grid. The paired-comparison ranking technique requires a gr eater number of choices to be made about internship sites and may requ ire internship applicants to think more deeply about their alternative s. Specific instructions and a detailed example are provided to illust rate how to complete and interpret the paired-comparison ranking techn ique.