PSY 370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Thematic Apperception Test, Projective Test, Motor Coordination
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Projective methods: the defining essential feature of a projective test is its" ambiguity, the projective hypothesis: the way we create structure for unstructured stimuli is based on our personality. Can reveal needs, fears, impulses, conflicts, etc. Even when the person we are assessing is not consciously aware of these. It is what it is: projective methods ask the test-taker to complete some task that is unstructured or ambiguous. A trained test administrator can identify patterns in these responses that indicate various aspects of personality. Why use projective techniques: difficult to fake doesn"t require test-taker to have self-insight, not nearly as verbally loaded as paper and pencil tests. The basic projective approach: present the test-taker with a series of stimuli that are ambiguous or incomplete in some way. Vague shapes or pictures, partial stories, words, sounds, etc: ask the test-taker to describe the stimuli.
