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Interest in behavioral methods of assessment has been increasing rapidly. Although considerable attention has already been directed toward the assessment of adults, the development and the systematic evaluation of behavioral assessment procedures for children have been slower to evolve. Only in recent years have behavioral procedures been used for either the assessment and diagnosis of psychopathology in children or the evaluation of the effectiveness of treatments designed for children exhibiting behavior disorders (Mash & Terdal, 1981).
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Gettinger, M., Kratochwill, T.R. (1987). Behavioral Assessment. In: Frame, C.L., Matson, J.L. (eds) Handbook of Assessment in Childhood Psychopathology. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0041-8_7
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