Psychological tests used to infer motives, conflicts, and unconscious dynamics on the basis of a person's interpretations of ambiguous stimuli are called:
A) clinical judgment tests.
B) inventories.
C) objective tests.
D) projective tests.

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Projective tests present ambiguous stimuli (such as pictures, inkblots, or stories) and examine the subject's responses, which are assumed to reveal unconscious motives or conflicts. Examples include the Rorschach inkblot test and the Thematic Apperception Test. Clinical judgment tests rely on clinical experience to make diagnoses, inventories measure specific traits or symptoms, and objective tests have clear and direct questions with fixed answers.

Psychological Tests Used to Infer Motives, Conflicts, and Unconscious Dynamics