Clayton Has a History of Depression

Multiple Choice

Clayton has a history of depression.As part of his self-care, he takes a depression assessment every six months.His results tend to be very consistent, except when he is in a serious depression and his results show elevated levels of depression.The fact that Clayton's results vary with his changes in mood, mirroring his depression levels, supports the _____ of the assessment.

A) validity
B) reliability
C) continuous nature
D) confounding nature