The major drawback of the content method for developing objective personality tests is that ___.
A. final results depend critically on content of initial pool of items
B. it is applicable only when there is a well-defined criterion group
C. its extreme atheoretical orientation limits generalizing of score interpretation
D. responses are easily subject to distortion through response styles and faking
Answer: D. responses are easily subject to distortion through response styles and faking
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