Which of the following can be considered as a difficulty in assessing the personalities of children?
1)Until about the age of 10,most children tend not to describe people's personalities in terms of specific traits
2)The level of reading comprehension of most young children makes it difficult to obtain self- or observer reports from children
3)For nearly all personality characteristics,children are so much alike that reliable measurement cannot be achieved.

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Option 1 is valid since young children tend to describe people's personalities in general terms rather than specific trait terms. Option 2 is also valid since the reading comprehension levels in children can make it difficult to obtain self or observer reports from children. Option 3 is not valid since it is not accurate that children are so much alike that reliable measurements cannot be obtained for most personality characteristics. Therefore, options 1 and 2 are difficulties in assessing children's personalities.

Which of the Following Can Be Considered as a Difficulty