The development of projective tests
A) was virtually ignored by legitimate test publishers for the last 25 years.
B) represented a reaction to attempts to assess personality using normative approaches.
C) was heralded by those employing actuarial prediction as a breakthrough in assessment techniques.
D) All of these

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Projective tests were developed as a reaction to normative approaches, which were attempting to assess personality using standardized methods. The idea was that by presenting ambiguous stimuli, such as inkblots or pictures, people would reveal aspects of their personality that they might otherwise conceal. The use of projective tests has diminished in recent years, however, as more reliable and valid measures of personality have been developed.

The Development of Projective Tests