Studies with the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST)indicate that high scores indicative of neurological impairment are obtained by people with neurological difficulties.High scores indicative of neurological impairment have also been found for people with mental disorders,with no neurological impairment.This latter finding is indicative of which type of problem with regard to WCST scores?
A) false positives
B) false negatives
C) true negatives
D) true positives

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The finding that high scores indicative of neurological impairment are also found in people with mental disorders suggests that there may be false positives when using the WCST as a measure of neurological impairment. This means that some individuals may score high on the WCST despite not actually having neurological impairment.

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