Dr. Leo Marvin administers a projective personality measure similar to the Rorschach Inkblot Test to his patient, Bob. Even though Dr. Marvin hopes to gain some insight into Bob's character, he understands these kinds of tests suffer from ____.?
a. ?low response rates
b. ?relatively low reliability and validity
c. ?double-blind error
d. ?behavioral inhibition
ANSWER:
b
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