Non-projective personality tests

Abstract

Reviews Non-projective personality tests by A. Abramson, K. Brodman, H. J. Harris, G. G. Killinger, B. Mittelmann, Z. Piotrowski, D. Rapaport, R. Schafer, M. Scheerer, D. Wechsler, A. Weider, H. G. Wolff, E. Wladowsky, and J. Zubin (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume XLVI, Art. 7. Pages 531-678, 1946). Included in this miscellaneous collection of papers are a series on screening procedures in military installations, a pair on ability profiles (Wechsler-Bellevue), and two directed by title at least at the theory of non-projective personality tests. The volume takes its name from the conference at which the papers were originally presented. The most valuable parts of this volume are the short discussions, particularly those by Traxler, Wells, and Krugman. It is unfortunate that more of the contributors were not drawn from those who have made substantial contributions to the field of personality measurement. Perhaps a reason for the lack of substance in this volume is that the distinction between projective and non-projective tests is one of the least fruitful of the many that might be made among devices designed to elicit meaningful information about people. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)