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title: What if the respondent circles two scores for a particular item or otherwise indicates that the item is true of the adult but does not clearly indicate a score of 1 or 2?
description: "Answer: Score the item 1."
url: "https://answers.aseba.org/post/what-if-the-respondent-circles-two-scores-for-a-particular-item-or-otherwise-indicates-that-the-item-is-true-of-the-adult-but-does-not-clearly-indicate-a-score-of-1-or-2/"
updated: "2024-01-29"
category: ASEBA Forms
tags:
  - Adult Age Forms
  - Older Adult Age Forms
  - Preschool Age Forms
  - School Age Forms
---

# What if the respondent circles two scores for a particular item or otherwise indicates that the item is true of the adult but does not clearly indicate a score of 1 or 2?

Answer: Score the item 1.