Thinking clearly about reliability: More critical corrections regarding the Rorschach comprehensive system

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 495-498

  Meyer, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031413272     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.9.4.495     Document Type: Article

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