Question

Describe in detail the Thematic Apperception Test used to assess personality.

Answer 1

Thematic Apperception test commonly known as TAT was prepared by CD Morgan and H.A. Murray in 1935. It is a projective psychological test, consisting of 30 pictures, which displays, ambiguous situations. These evoke responses unknowingly ugly from the subject by means of the imaginary story from the interpretation of these stories, the subject’s personal thoughts, desire conflict may be derived.

Test Description: The test material consists of 30 cards of which 30 depict various scenes with human beings as a character where 1 card is blank. The cards are marked and arranged as sets, one set for each boy and girls, one set for males over 14 years of age and one set for females over 14 years of age and one set for both males and females. The pictures given have vague and identify situations portrayed in them. It is basically a storytelling test.