▁identify ▁connections ▁between ▁events ▁and ▁emot ional ▁re actions ▁ ▁The ▁Reg ulating ▁Em ot ions ▁Branch ▁- ▁concerns ▁how ▁well ▁individuals ▁can ▁increase , ▁maintain , ▁or ▁decrease ▁the ▁magnitude ▁or ▁duration ▁of ▁their ▁or ▁others ’ ▁emot ions ▁ ▁Process ▁Information ▁is ▁collected , ▁from ▁an ▁ass essor ▁or ▁group ▁of ▁assess ors , ▁in ▁person ▁or ▁via ▁other ▁assess ment ▁methods . ▁Sim ulation ▁of ▁exer cis es ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁job ▁being ▁tested ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁rep licated ▁work ▁setting ▁as ▁the ▁one ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁job . ▁Once ▁all ▁the ▁information ▁is ▁gathered , ▁the ▁ass essor ( s ) ▁presents ▁the ▁information ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁format ▁to ▁the ▁client ▁or ▁organization , ▁gr ants ▁the ▁particip ant ▁recommend ations ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁assess ment ▁and ▁provides ▁feedback ▁to ▁the ▁particip ant ▁and ▁the ▁organization . ▁ ▁Valid ity ▁The ▁valid ity ▁of ▁IP A ▁depends ▁on ▁variables ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁standard ization ▁of ▁the ▁tests ▁and ▁person ality ▁factors , ▁however ▁important ▁variables ▁is ▁the ▁accuracy ▁of ▁the ▁ass essor ' s ▁jud g ement . ▁More ▁research ▁is ▁required ▁regarding ▁the ▁ass essor ' s ▁judgment ▁to ▁help ▁improve ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁the ▁assess ments . ▁The ▁way ▁that ▁scient ists ▁have ▁concept ual ized ▁valid ity ▁has ▁changed ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁several ▁dec ades , ▁as ▁documented ▁in ▁the ▁several ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁A PA ▁Stand ards ▁( A ER A ▁et ▁al . ▁ 1 9 9