Identify the test which uses Projective Techniques for personality Assessment.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The Thematic Apperception Test
Option (1) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory — Incorrect. The MMPI, developed by Hathaway and McKinley, is a self-report inventory of 567 statements, each judged ‘true’ or ‘false’, used to identify psychopathology.
Option (2) Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire — Incorrect. Cattell’s 16PF is a self-report questionnaire built on the sixteen primary traits he identified.
Option (3) Eysenck Personality Questionnaire — Incorrect. The EPQ is a self-report test of Eysenck’s dimensions: introversion-extraversion, emotional stability-instability and, later, psychoticism.
Option (4) The Thematic Apperception Test — Correct. The TAT, developed by Morgan and Murray, is a projective test: like all projective techniques it gives a less structured stimulus on to which the person projects her/his feelings, desires and needs. The person is shown picture cards of people in various situations and makes up a story about each.
NCERT (2025-26): “Projective Techniques … Projective techniques were developed to assess unconscious motives and feelings. These techniques are based on the assumption that a less structured or unstructured stimulus or situation will allow the individual to project her/his feelings, desires and needs on to that situation. These projections are interpreted by experts.…” “The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) … This test was developed by Morgan and Murray. It is a little more structured than the Inkblot test. The test consists of 30 black and white picture cards and one blank card.…” “The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) … This inventory is widely used as a test in personality assessment. Hathaway and McKinley developed this test as a helping tool for psychiatric diagnosis, but the test has been found very effective in identifying varieties of psychopathology.…” |