Face validity is
A) lacking in the Rorschach test
B) more of a public relations question than a scientific one
C) unrelated to a test's actual validity
D) All of the these are true

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Face validity refers to the extent to which a test appears to measure what it's supposed to measure, at face value. It is more about the perception of the test by those taking it or observing it, rather than its scientific validity. The Rorschach test, being a projective test, often lacks face validity because its method of interpreting inkblots is not immediately apparent as a measure of personality to laypeople. Thus, all the given options are true aspects of face validity.

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