Develop an assessment protocol for a 10-year-old who is ...

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Develop an assessment protocol for a 10-year-old who is experiencing behavior problems at school and at home. These problems include physical and verbal aggression towards peers and siblings, refusing to follow school rules, and engaging in dangerous behaviors such as running out in the street. Include a rationale for each of our assessment recommendations.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A researcher finds that when people report their sexual activity on a mailed questionnaire, they indicate higher levels of bizarre fantasies than when they are questioned face to face. This indicates that these methods of measuring sexual activity ____.
 
  a. have high base rates c. are negatively correlated
  b. are high in validity d. have low reliability

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Answer to Question 1

 Interview child, teacher, and parents to get different perspectives on the issues related to these behaviors
 Observe the child in the clinic and in their natural environment (home, school) to directly assess the nature of the problem
 Standardized testing (IQ test, achievement test, projective tests, self-report) to compare child's issues to others the same age, gender, and perhaps similar behavioral issues; helps in determining if this child's problems are developmentally typical

Answer to Question 2

D