Two raters, using the Koppitz scoring method, evaluated the Bender protocols of 14 Ss referred for developmental evaluations and 14 non-referred Ss. Results indicated that, although the interrater correlation was high (r = .90), objective scores were misleading for Ss in the upper age ranges and Ss whose protocols were significantly different from age norms.
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