Why Are Projective Tests Called "Projective

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Multiple Choice

Why are projective tests called "projective"?

• A) They resemble Freud's mechanism of projection.
• B) They ask the person to project himself or herself into the future.
• C) They ask the person to watch a film projected on a screen.
• D) They require the person to throw projectiles toward a target.

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Percentile

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