The assumption underlying projective personality tests is that

a. observation of a subject's behavior will yield clues to his or her personality.
b. the subject will project his or her personality into the ambiguous situation, revealing clues
to his or her personality.
c. "normal" people will score lower on these tests than people who have mental disorders.
d. they provide a profile of the person's personality as it will develop in the future.
e. they provide a useful index of the stage of personality development.


b. the subject will project his or her personality into the ambiguous situation,
revealing clues to his or her personality.

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a. It is open-ended. b. It has a large number of potential solutions. c. It is the cornerstone of creativity d. It has a single correct answer.

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a. the necessity of making errors. b. a goal that is sought. c. a team of two or more who cooperate to find a solution. d. enemies or distractors who seek to prevent a solution.

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