title: Note on objectives of psychological assessment procedures and the value of multidimensional questionnaires and inventories.
abstract: Two different objectives of psychological assessment procedures are identified. It is suggested that excessive caution in interpreting and reporting the results of such procedures can limit their value.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6. ecoles@sfu.ca
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Coles
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires