You are designing a new personality test. In order to establish this test’s validity you are considering correlating it with a projective test that has been around for several decades. The feedback from your research committee is that
a. this is not such a good idea due to the weak validity of most projective techniques.
b. this is a good idea due to the strong validity of most projective techniques.
c. this is out of the question because all of the projective tests over 10 years old are out of print.
d. this is a good idea due to the frequency with which these techniques have been validated over the years.
Answer: a: this is not such a good idea due to the weak validity of most projective techniques.
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