A person's responses to a projective test are thought to reflect ____________
a) current events
b) daydreaming themes
c) maladaptive patterns of behavior
d) unconscious thoughts and feelings
ANS: D, Projective tests use ambiguous stimuli in the hope that the subject will project unconscious thoughts and
feelings onto them.
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