1-38.The Use of Standardized Psychological Tests

question 64

Multiple Choice

1-38.The use of standardized psychological tests

• A)has made clinical observation a rarely used method of assessment.
• B)permits the clinician to determine how a client's behavior compares to some reference group.
• C)enables anyone to make accurate psychiatric diagnoses,provided they are trained in the interpretation of such tests.
• D)has made the diagnosis of mental illness an objective process.

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