Identify two common pitfalls when performing Needs Met Ratings.

• A. Over-reporting due to desire to please the assessor.
• B. Inadequate data leading to biased judgments; over- or under-reporting due to time pressure or social desirability; failure to update.
• C. Excessive data collection causing confusion.
• D. Perfect data with no biases.

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is how data quality and the pressures around reporting affect Needs Met Ratings. The best choice recognizes that ratings suffer when information is incomplete or poor, when people report what they think the assessor wants to hear or are pressed for time, and when there’s a failure to update the rating as new information becomes available. Inadequate data can bias judgments, and time pressure or social desirability can push people to over- or under-report, so the rating no longer reflects reality. Not updating the rating after new findings means the assessment becomes outdated and misleading.

Other options capture a piece of the issue but not the full picture. Focusing only on over-reporting to please the assessor misses the data quality and updating aspects. Suggesting that too much data causes confusion isn’t a typical pitfall in this context, and imagining perfect data with no biases is unrealistic and not a real-world pitfall.