If a counselor is working with a client from an ethnic minority group, he or she should:
A)expect the client to have a lower-than-average intelligence score.
B)expect the client to have a higher-than-average intelligence score.
C)expect the client to do better on verbal items as compared to performance items.
D)not conclude anything about the client's potential intelligence because there is significant variation within any ethnic group.

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Expecting any specific level of intelligence based on a client's ethnic background is inappropriate and inaccurate. Intelligence varies significantly within any ethnic group, and assumptions should not be made about an individual's intelligence based on their ethnicity.

If a Counselor Is Working with a Client from an Ethnic