Incremental validity of the Rorschach Prognostic Rating Scale over the MMPI Ego Strength Scale and IQ

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 356-370

  Meyer, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EGO STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSONALITY TEST; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0033918933     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327752JPA7403_2     Document Type: Article

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