It Is Not Necessarily the Instrument Chosen but ____________________ That

question 18

Multiple Choice

It is not necessarily the instrument chosen but ____________________ that is critical to the usefulness of an assessment system.

• A) the counseling relationship
• B) counselor attitude
• C) use of brief measures
• D) use of ultra-brief measures

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Definitions:

Boast

To speak with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.

Criticizes

The act of expressing disapproval or finding faults in something or someone, often with the intention of suggesting possible improvements.

Factor Analysis

A statistical method used to identify underlying variables, or factors, that explain the pattern of correlations among multiple observed measures.

Empirically Derived Testing

A method of creating assessment tools based on data collected from experiments or observations, as opposed to theory-based methods.