Question

True or false? Limitations of projective tests of personality include that they have both low reliability and low validity.

Answer 1

Answer:

True

Explanation:

Projective tests are methods of personality assessment and other mental characteristics that are based on ambiguous and unstructured stimuli. The logic underlying this type of evidence corresponds to the hypothesis that the people evaluated are more likely to project their mental processes in a test if the material is ambiguous and stimulates the imagination.

These techniques have traditionally been framed in psychoanalytic theory, according to which the personality has a stable character and is largely determined by irrational impulses that escape the consciousness of individuals. However, from psychoanalysis it is argued that it is possible to identify the contents of the unconscious by various procedures.

 Projective tests have been questioned for their validity or accuracy of measurement. While some tests, such as the Rorschach and the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), have more standardized methods of interpretation, there are others that are technically considered less reliable.