As Concluded in Chapter 12,the Semantic Distinction Between Objective and Projective

question 106

Multiple Choice

As concluded in Chapter 12,the semantic distinction between objective and projective tests

• A) is meaningful, especially as it relates to the content of the items.
• B) should be abandoned because there is really no difference between them.
• C) is only meaningful to the extent that each relies heavily on self-report.
• D) has meaning insofar as the mechanisms typically used for scoring.

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