As with Nonstandardized Evaluations, Standardized Measures Have Both Advantages and Disadvantages

question 16

Multiple Choice

As with nonstandardized evaluations, standardized measures have both advantages and disadvantages. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of standardized evaluations?

• A) They are considered more reliable and valid
• B) The therapist is better able to make cross-client comparisons
• C) The therapist is better able to make comparisons across time
• D) They are easily adapted for diverse clients

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Definitions:

Intervening Variable

A variable that mediates the relationship between a dependent variable and an independent variable.

Hypothesis

A suggested rationale for an occurrence, offered as an initial basis for more detailed exploration.

Theory

An abstract set of ideas or principles that explains phenomena or aspects of the natural or social world.

Radical Behaviorists

Psychologists who follow a doctrine emphasizing the external behaviors of people and their reactions on a given situation, largely ignoring internal processes like cognition.