| Abstract: | "This paper has sought to demonstrate that the negative or inconclusive results obtained in many validity studies of projective techniques are, in part at least, determined by important defects in the experimental conceptualization of the problem. The major deficiencies noted were (a) a tendency to ignore the significant avoidant aspects of behavior as reflected in the test data, and (b) a failure to recognize the importance of the generalization gradient from test to predictive situation as a relevant variable affecting predictive accuracy." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
