Several indices of interjudge reliability are discussed with respect to the TAT-scoring methodology. Some improvements are suggested for the indices proposed by McClelland, et al. (15). Two indices of proportion of agreement are proposed. A comparison of McClelland, et al.'s indices and those of proportion of agreement shows that the proportion of agreement in scoring subcategories is more severe and suggests that it should be added to evaluate more tightly interjudge reliability in scoring the TAT.
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