The Internal Consistency of TAT Scores Tends to Be Low

question 78

Multiple Choice

The internal consistency of TAT scores tends to be low.Proponents of the TAT respond to this criticism by noting that

• A) internal consistency seldom has any bearing on validity.
• B) certain combinations of components of a score may usefully predict outcomes even if those components are uncorrelated.
• C) statistics have no place when it comes to clinical judgment and the use of projective instruments, in general.
• D) "foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."

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