A psychologist administers the WAIS-IV in a correctional setting to evaluate competency to stand trial. Which aspect of the assessment is MOST critical to address before interpreting scores?
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A
Whether the defendant has a prior history of testing
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B
Whether the defendant put forth adequate effort, assessed with validity indicators
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C
Whether the FSIQ falls below 100
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D
Whether verbal or nonverbal scores are higher