Three-year-old Elijah's preschool teacher has complained to Elijah'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


Answer: A

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