Which of the following should a researcher keep in mind while deciding from whose perspective the counseling process should be evaluated?
A) Considerable amount of evidence suggests that client, counselor, and observer perspectives on the counseling process are more or less similar.
B) Less discrepancy among raters from the three perspectives of client, counselor, and observer may occur when concrete and observable behaviors are assessed.
C) Process variables such as cultural humility or multicultural competencies are best measured by the counselors themselves.
D) Unlike subjective process variables, objective process variables require ratings from multiple perspectives in order to be examined.

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Keeping in mind that there is less discrepancy among raters from client, counselor, and observer perspectives when concrete and observable behaviors are assessed can help the researcher determine whose perspective to evaluate the counseling process from. This suggests that objective process variables may be most suitable for evaluation from multiple perspectives. Option A is incorrect because while perspectives may be similar, there may still be differences that should be considered. Option C is incorrect because counselors may not be the best judges of their own cultural humility or multicultural competencies. Option D is incorrect because subjective process variables can still be evaluated from multiple perspectives if necessary.

Which of the Following Should a Researcher Keep in Mind