14-Year-Old Honor Student Justin Was Referred for a Psychological Assessment

Multiple Choice

14-year-old honor student Justin was referred for a psychological assessment after being caught smoking marijuana on the school premises. His parents, who are not poor, but not extremely wealthy either, were given a choice between having the evaluation done by the school psychologist or by a private psychologist of their choosing. Since the school psychologist's examination would be free and would not involve extra travel time, one would think Justin's parents would have chosen that route. But they chose a private clinical psychologist instead. What do you think would have been a valid reason?

A) The examination by the psychologist in private practice would probably be more comprehensive and informative due to the greater availability of time and resources.
B) The parents would hate to have a single unfortunate incident mess up Justin's enrollment in a prestigious high school. The psychologist in private practice would probably write a more favorable report.
C) Since the parents are paying the private psychologist, they would have more input into the content of the psychologist's report.
D) The psychologist in private practice has more training and experience than a school psychologist.