While Many Clinicians Believe That Developing More Descriptive Assessments Would

question 9

Multiple Choice

While many clinicians believe that developing more descriptive assessments would be of benefit in both research and clinical settings, this is unlikely to happen because

• A) the benefit of an efficient shorthand for communicating about disorders outweighs all other considerations.
• B) it would never be reliable and valid.
• C) they are time consuming and therefore expensive.
• D) the different theoretical approaches will probably never be able to agree on the descriptions.

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Definitions:

Elastic Demand

A situation where the quantity demanded of a product changes significantly in response to a change in price.

Substitutes

Products or services that can be used in place of each other; an increase in the price of one leads to an increase in demand for the other.

Available

Referring to resources or goods that are obtainable and can be utilized.

Perfectly Price Elastic

This refers to a situation where the demand for a product or service changes infinitely with a very small change in price.