Society for Personality Assessment
Society for Personality Assessment (SPA) is the largest psychological society focused on
personality assessment.[1] It was founded in 1937 by Bruno Klopfer as the Rorschach Institute, renamed as The Society for Projective Tests and the Rorschach Institute in 1948, shortened to The Society for Projective Techniques in 1960, and given its current name in 1971.[2]
It publishes the Journal of Personality Assessment and manages several awards, including the Bruno Klopfer Award.
History
The Rorschach Institute arose casually in either 1936 or 1937 as a term for the group surrounding the popular workshops and meetings at
Douglas M. Kelley, vice-president, Ruth Wolfson, secretary, and Gladys Tallman, treasurer.[3]
References
- ^ Society for Personality Assessment official website.
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- ^ O'Roark, Ann M., and John E. Exner (1989).
ISSN 0022-3891.
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