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Imagine you are a researcher who needs to find a validated, commercially published clinical inventory to measure anxiety in a clinical trial. Describe the specific resource you would consult to evaluate and acquire this proprietary measure, and explain why this resource is appropriate.

Question: Imagine you are a researcher who needs to find a validated, commercially published clinical inventory to measure anxiety in a clinical trial. Describe the specific resource you would consult to evaluate and acquire this proprietary measure, and explain why this resource is appropriate.

Sample answer: I would consult the Mental Measurements Yearbook. This reference book is appropriate because it offers descriptive information and critical reviews of proprietary psychological measures, which helps researchers evaluate and obtain commercially published tests like clinical inventories.

Key points:

  • Identify the Mental Measurements Yearbook as the target resource.
  • Explain that it provides descriptive information and critical reviews for commercially published/proprietary tests.
  • Explain that it assists researchers in evaluating and obtaining clinical or personality inventories.

Feedback: The student should correctly identify the Mental Measurements Yearbook as the resource to consult and apply its purpose: providing critical reviews and descriptive details of proprietary clinical inventories to assist in their evaluation and acquisition.

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