Child #1 comes from a disadvantaged background and attends a "failing" public school. Child #2 comes from an upper-middle-class family and attends an excellent private school. On the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), both children get identical scores. Based on the text discussion, what should the psychologist giving the test conclude?
A) Child #1 has higher intellectual potential.
B) Child #2 has higher intellectual potential.
C) Both children have equal intellectual potential, as they have identical IQs.
D) Both children probably are receiving similar grades in school.

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The psychologist might conclude that Child #1 has higher intellectual potential because, despite facing more environmental challenges and having less access to resources than Child #2, they achieved the same score on the WISC. This suggests that Child #1 might have had to overcome more obstacles to reach the same level of performance, indicating potentially higher innate intellectual abilities.

Child #1 Comes from a Disadvantaged Background and Attends a "Failing