Module 11: Projective Tests Flashcards
What are the different projective tests?
- Rorshcach Inkblot Test
- Thematic Apperception Test
- Children’s Apperception Test
- Hand Test
- Apperceptive Personality Test (APT)
- Word Association Test (WAT)
- Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank (RISB)
- SACK’s Sentence Completion Test (SSCT)
- Bender-Gestalt Visual Motor Test
- House-Tree-Person Test (HTP)
- Draw-A-Person Test (DAP)
- Kinetic Family Drawing
- Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT)
Who developed the Rorshcach Inkblot Test?
Hermann Rorschach
What is the span of ages of individuals who may take the Rorshcach Inkblot Test?
5 years and older
Rorshcach Inkblot Test
subjects look at 10 ambiguous inkblot images and describe what they see in each one
What was the Rorshcach Inkblot Test used for previously?
once used to diagnose mental illnesses like schizophrenia
Exner System (Rorshcach Inkblot Test)
coding system used in this test
Content of the Rorshcach Inkblot Test (meaning)
the name or class of objects used in the patient’s responses
Content of the Rorshcach Inkblot Test (parts)
- Nature
- Animal Feature
- Whole Human
- Human Feature
- Fictional/Mythical Human Detail
- Sex
Determinants of the Rorshcach Inkblot Test
- Form
- Movement
- Color
- Shading
- Pairs and Reflections
Location of the Rorshcach Inkblot Test
- W
- D
- Dd
- S
W (Rorshcach Inkblot Test)
the whole inkblot was used to depict an image
D (Rorshcach Inkblot Test)
commonly described part of the blot was used
Dd (Rorshcach Inkblot Test)
an uncommonly described or unusual detail was used
S (Rorshcach Inkblot Test)
the white space in the background was used
Who developed the Thematic Apperception Test?
Christiana Morgan and Henry Murray
What is the span of age of individuals who can take the Thematic Apperception Test?
5 and above
Thematic Apperception Test
+ 31 picture cards serve as stimuli for stories and descriptions about relationships or social situations
+ popularly known as the picture interpretation technique because it uses a standard series of provocative yet ambiguous pictures about which the subject is asked to tell a story
+ also modified African American testtakers
Who developed the Children’s Apperception Test?
Bellak & Bellak
What is the span of ages for individuals who may take the Children’s Apperception Test?
3-10 years old
Children’s Apperception Test
based on the idea that animals engaged in various activities were useful in stimulating projective storytelling by children
Who developed the Hand Test?
Edward Wagner
What is the span of ages of individuals who may take the Hand Test?
5 years old and above
Hand Test
used to measure action tendencies, particularly acting out and aggressive behavior, in adults and children