Why Would Scientist-Practitioners Choose to Use a Projective Test with Inadequate

question 21

Multiple Choice

Why would scientist-practitioners choose to use a projective test with inadequate normative data?

• A) They do not subscribe to such rigid psychometric requirements as empirically oriented psychologists.
• B) They may find them useful to "get the patient talking" in the initial stages of therapy.
• C) They find that patients often relate better to unstructured tests than to structured tests.
• D) They take less time to score and less training to administer than self-report measures of psychopathology.

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