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Assessment center refers to a program set up within an organization to conduct in-depth evaluations of job candidates. Moreover, it is a term used for a method of selecting employees in which applicants participate in several job-related activities, at least one of which must be a simulation, and are rated by several trained evaluators.

Assessment interview refers to one of the most basic techniques employed by the clinical psychologist for the purpose of answering a referral question. The Assessment interview, if administrated skillfully, can provide insight into the problem and inform clinical decision making.

Assessment techniques refer to formal and informal assessment instruments helpful in information gathering.

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Asset forfeiture refers to the authorized seizure of money, negotiable instruments, securities, or other things of value. In federal anti-drug laws, Asset forfeiture is the authorizat

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Deutsch: Vermögenswerte / Español: Activos / Português: Ativos / Français: Actifs / Italiano: Attività /

Assets means assessing the strengths of individuals’ lifestyle is an important part of lifestyle assessment, as is assessment of early recollections and basic mistakes.

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Assigned (biological) sex refers to the Sex of the individual that is recorded on the birth certificate - male or female.

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An assignment refers to a task or activity that is given to an individual or group to complete, typically as part of a study, research, or therapy program. Assignments can be used in various settings, such as in educational, clinical, or research settings, and can be designed to measure different aspects of behavior, cognition, or emotion.

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Assignment bias refers to a threat to internal validity that occurs when the process used to assign different participants to different treatments produces groups of individuals with noticeably different characteristics.