The use of standardized psychological tests

a. has made clinical observation a rarely used method of assessment.
b. permits the clinician to determine how a client's behavior compares to some reference group.
c. enables anyone to make accurate psychiatric diagnoses, provided they are trained in the interpretation of such tests.
d. has made the diagnosis of mental illness an objective process.

b. permits the clinician to determine how a client's behavior compares to some reference group.

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