Identify the correct statements regarding Rosenzweig’s Picture-Frustration Study:
A. It is a simple test in which the subject is asked to draw a person on a sheet of paper.
B. 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.
C. Pareek has adapted this test for use with the Indian population.
D. This test was developed to assess how people express aggression in the face of a frustrating situation.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → B, C and D only
A. It is a simple test in which the subject is asked to draw a person on a sheet of paper. Incorrect. This describes the Draw-a-Person Test, another projective technique, in which the subject draws a person, then a person of the opposite sex, and finally makes a story about the person. The P-F Study does not ask for any drawing; it shows cartoon pictures.
B. 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. Correct. This is how the test is given. The subject is asked to tell what the frustrated person will say or do, and the responses are analysed for the type and direction of aggression.
C. Pareek has adapted this test for use with the Indian population. Correct. Pareek’s Indian adaptation of the P-F Study is available.
D. This test was developed to assess how people express aggression in the face of a frustrating situation. Correct. Rosenzweig developed it for this very purpose: to see how people express aggression when frustrated, whether towards the environment, towards oneself, or by glossing over the situation.
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. An attempt is made to examine whether the focus is on the frustrating object, or on protection of the frustrated person, or on constructive solution of the problem. The direction of aggression may be towards the environment, towards oneself, or it may be tuned off in an attempt to gloss over or evade the situation. Pareek has adapted this test for use with the Indian population.…” |