Margaret was so excited to share the great news with her friends! She had just taken the Wechsler intelligence test and scored a 100. Being a 'C' student, Margaret was thrilled to think that she had actually earned the perfect score of 100! Margaret's teacher informed her that:
A. The Wechsler scales only measured verbal intelligence
B. this score is a quotient and therefore merely an individual score that was not linked to actual intelligence
C. IQ tests often measure high and she may not be that smart after all
D. the score is relative to others her age and a score of 100 is the average performance
D. the score is relative to others her age and a score of 100 is the average performance
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