Under What Circumstances Would Using a Clinical Interview Be a Desirable

question 110

Multiple Choice

Under what circumstances would using a clinical interview be a desirable method of gathering information about an individual?

• A) when large groups of respondents are being measured simultaneously
• B) when internal reliability needs to be established
• C) when the person being evaluated is likely to have extreme or disordered levels of a personality characteristic
• D) when the researcher is trying to establish discriminant validity for the scale or questionnaire being used

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