In Contrasting the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) with End-Of-Year

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Multiple Choice

In contrasting the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) with end-of-year achievement tests, what should a psychologist say?

• A) "The two tests measure basically the same skills."
• B) "The WISC measures students' genetic gifts alone. Achievement tests measure knowledge of school subjects and the quality of teaching."
• C) "All students take achievement tests, but children who take the WISC meet individually with a psychologist when there is a question about their academic work."
• D) "The WISC has only one part; achievement tests measure different skills."

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