Three-year old Elijah's preschool teacher has complained to the child's parents that he is frequently difficult to control, does not sit still during story time, and has to be disciplined more than the other students
In response, Elijah's parents ask the school psychologist to go to the classroom for an hour and chart how often these instances actually take place. From a personality assessment perspective, the psychologist is conducting a(n) ________ assessment.
a) behavior frequency
b) psychometric
c) personological
d) inventory
ANS: A, A behavior frequency assessment tracks the number of times a given action occurs within a specific period of time.
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