Advancing Personality Assessment Terminology: Time to Retire "Objective" and "Projective" As Personality Test Descriptors
@article{Meyer2006AdvancingPA,
title={Advancing Personality Assessment Terminology: Time to Retire "Objective" and "Projective" As Personality Test Descriptors},
author={Gregory J. Meyer and John E. Kurtz},
journal={Journal of Personality Assessment},
year={2006},
volume={87},
pages={223 - 225}
}(2006). Advancing Personality Assessment Terminology: Time to Retire 'Objective' and 'Projective' As Personality Test Descriptors. Journal of Personality Assessment: Vol. 87, No. 3, pp. 223-225.
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