Assessee and assessor experiences of significant events in psychological assessment feedback

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-322

  Ward, Robin M ^a,b  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 46349098685     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890802107818     Document Type: Article

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