Which of the Following Is a Limitation of Projective Tests

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a limitation of projective tests?

• A) Clinicians tend to find them relatively unhelpful despite their considerable validity.
• B) Projective tests are relatively inefficient and expensive to administer.
• C) Although projective tests discriminate between known groups, the content of the items may seem absurd to test takers.
• D) Respondents uniformly hate taking projective tests because of their length.

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