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What's wrong with this picture? (critique of projective tests)

Scott O. Lilienfeld
James M. Wood, University of Texas at El Paso
Howard N. Garb

Abstract

Psychologists often use the famous Rorschach Inkblot Test and related tools to assess personality and mental illness. But research shows that these instruments are frequently ineffective for those purposes.

Suggested Citation

Scott O. Lilienfeld, James M. Wood, and Howard N. Garb. "What's wrong with this picture? (critique of projective tests)" Scientific American (2001).
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/james_wood/6