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Errors, falsehoods, and plagiarism in scoring and interpreting psychological tests: Minimally competent conduct?

By Dr. Bob Uttl (September 9, 2023) plagiarize (verb): to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own : use (another’s production) without crediting the source merriam-webster.com On September 15, 2010, Dr. Westcott, from Mandel & Associates Ltd, issued her report on Ms. T (Westcott September 15, 2010 Report). Dr. …

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Using outdated, obsolete, and irrelevant test data to make disparaging statements about a client’s IQ, intelligence, and cognitive abilities: Minimally competent practice, unprofessional conduct, and/or malpractice?

By Dr. Bob Uttl (August 15, 2023) Recently, the three registrants of the College of Alberta Psychologists — Drs. Mary Westcott, Allan Mandel, and J. Braxton Suffield — relied on several sets of decades outdated, obsolete, and irrelevant test data to make disparaging statements about Ms. T’s IQ, intelligence, and cognitive abilities. They claimed that …

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How many licensed psychologists does it take to locate a correct test manual?

By Dr. Bob Uttl (August 15, 2023) How many licensed psychologists does it take to locate a correct test manual? At least six! The first three located the wrong one, the next two — the College of Alberta Psychologists’ (CAP) Deputy Registrar and the investigator contracted/hired by the CAP — did not try or did …

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