Chapter V: Development and Applications of Projective Tests of Personality

Abstract

THE horns of the dilemma on which an earnest clinician finds himself are clearly seen in the research on projective technics. Frustrated in his attempts to apply the statisticians ' generalized procedures and products to the individual case, he turns to the intuitive approach of projective testers and finds little satisfaction there. If he attempts to resolve the issues by undertaking the validation of his projective protocols he is, if he is to be scientifically respectable in the current and perhaps contemporary use of that term, forced to resort to the methods that produced the originally frus trating generalizations. Much of the research on projective technics is concerned with attempts to escape from the dilemma. There is evidence of awareness of the need for better validation of projective instruments to replace the dogmatic statements and unverified claims of the early workers in this area. There is also, however, a genuine concern about the adequacy of common ac tuarial methods for the process. Only one author, Stephenson (82) , sug

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