Firsthand observation is a critical component of the evaluation process for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ____.
A) observation reveals what the child can actually do in everyday conditions
B) it yields the most reliable information about a child's developmental problems
C) observation can confirm or rule out casual or false impressions about the child's abilities
D) a child may perform skills well in a familiar classroom that were not observed during formal testing

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Observation, while valuable, may not always yield the most reliable information about a child's developmental problems because it is subject to the observer's interpretation and the specific conditions of the observation. Formal assessments and tests are designed to provide more standardized and reliable data on developmental issues.

Firsthand Observation Is a Critical Component of the Evaluation Process