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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Was surprised at how high the scores were for some known kids who got a WISC done by a private psychologist....  [/quote]

was surprised by this too esp. when reading how these scores often went to kids who scored low CogAt and who got a low GBRS (like 6) .  Just made me wonder if the WISC is a multiple choice test (either you get the question right or wrong) or there is some interpretation involved by the paid tester?  [/quote]

Psychologist here. There are parts of the WISC that require interpretation, but it is limited. That said, I would NEVER risk my license and reputation by inflating scores. Totally unethical and not worth it. [/quote]

But how would you get caught? What if you really needed the business and referrals from happy parents who liked the inflated test results? No one who has already run off for private testing after getting rejected by the first round is going to rec a private psychologist who gave their dc a disappointing score.[/quote]

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