Face validity in personality tests: Psychometric instruments and projective techniques in comparison

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 749-759

  Sartori, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Face validity; Measurement; Personality tests; Projective techniques; Psychological testing; Psychometric instruments

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952426518     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: 15737845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-009-9224-0     Document Type: Article

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