On the nature and utility of projective tests and objective tests

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 257-270

  Masling, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 0000045294     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa6902_1     Document Type: Article

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