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projective definition

pro·jec·tive (prō jek′tiv, prə-)

adjective

  1. of or made by projection
  2. designating or of a type of psychological test, as the Rorschach test, in which any response the subject makes to the test material will be indicative of personality traits and unconscious motivations

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