In which personality assessment technique, the subject is given cartoon-like pictures that present a series of situations in which one person frustrates another?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Rosenzweig’s P-F Study
All four are projective techniques; they differ in the material given to the subject.
Option (1) Rorschach Inkblot Test — Incorrect. It uses 10 symmetrical inkblots, some in black and white and some coloured, and the subject says what she/he sees in them.
Option (2) Rosenzweig’s P-F Study — Correct. The Picture-Frustration Study presents, with the help of cartoon-like pictures, a series of situations in which one person frustrates another. The subject says what the frustrated person will say or do, which shows how she/he expresses aggression in the face of frustration.
Option (3) Sentence Completion Test — Incorrect. It gives incomplete sentences (‘My greatest fear is ...’) for the subject to complete; no pictures are used.
Option (4) Draw-a-Person Test — Incorrect. Here the subject draws a person on a sheet of paper, then a person of the opposite sex, and makes a story about the figure.
NCERT (2025-26): “Rosenzweig’s Picture-Frustration Study (P-F Study) … This test was developed by Rosenzweig to assess how people express aggression in the face of a frustrating situation. The test presents with the help of cartoon like pictures a series of situations in which one person frustrates another, or calls attention to a frustrating condition. The subject is asked to tell what the other (frustrated) person will say or do.…” |