How does formal human behavior theory support assessment?

a. It allows the social worker to develop biased and abstract personal theories
about clients' behaviors
b. Formal theories clarify assessment thinking and challenge biased, incomplete,
or overly abstract personal theories about clients' functioning
c. It helps social workers interact with students in an appropriately formal,
professional way
d. It does not support assessment and instead works as a barrier preventing
formulation of assessment hypotheses


B

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