Rosenzweig developed a test with the use of cartoon like pictures, a series of situations in which one person frustrates another or calls attention to frustrating condition.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Picture - Frustration test
Option (1) Draw - a - Person - test — Incorrect. In this test the subject is asked to draw a person on a sheet of paper, then a person of the opposite sex, and to make up a story about the person. The subject draws; no cartoon pictures are shown.
Option (2) Sentence completion test — Incorrect. It uses a number of incomplete sentences: the starting part is presented and the subject provides the ending, which is held to reflect her or his attitudes, motivation and conflicts. It uses words, not pictures.
Option (3) The Thematic Apperception test — Incorrect. The TAT, developed by Morgan and Murray, uses black and white picture cards of people in various situations, and the subject tells a story about each. Its pictures are not cartoons of one person frustrating another.
Option (4) Picture - Frustration test — Correct. Rosenzweig’s Picture-Frustration Study (P-F Study) assesses how people express aggression in the face of a frustrating situation. With the help of cartoon like pictures it presents a series of situations in which one person frustrates another; the subject tells what the frustrated person will say or do.
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. The analysis of responses is based on the type and direction of aggression.…” “Sentence Completion Test … This test makes use of a number of incomplete sentences. The starting part of the sentence is first presented and the subject has to provide an ending to the sentence. It is held that the type of endings used by the subjects reflect their attitudes, motivation and conflicts.…” “Draw-a-Person Test … It is a simple test in which the subject is asked to draw a person on a sheet of paper. A pencil and eraser is provided to facilitate drawing. After the completion of the drawing, the subject is generally asked to draw the figure of an opposite sex person.…” |