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
Format of the Hand Test
10 cards (1 blank)
Who developed the Apperceptive Personality Test (APT)?
Holmstrom et. Al.
What does the Apperceptive Personality Test (APT) attempt to do?
attempt to address the criticisms of TAT
What did the Apperceptive Personality Test (APT) introduce?
introduced objectivity in scoring system
Format of the Apperceptive Personality Test (APT)
8 cards include male and female of different ages and minority group members
What will testtakers respond to in the Apperceptive Personality Test (APT)?
testtakers will respond to a series of multiple choice questions after storytelling
Who developed the Word Association Test (WAT)?
Rapaport et. Al.
Word Association Test (WAT)
presentation of a list of stimulus words, assessee responds verbally or in writing the first thing that comes into their minds
Who developed Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank (RISB)?
Julian Rotter & Janet Rafferty
Who can take the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank (RISB)?
Grade 9 to Adulthood
What is the most popular sentence completion test (SCT)?
Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank (RISB)
Who developed the SACK’s Sentence Completion Test (SSCT)?
Joseph Sacks and Sidney Levy
What is the age span of individuals who may take the SACK’s Sentence Completion Test (SSCT)?
12 years old and older
SACK’s Sentence Completion Test (SSCT)
asks respondents to complete 60 questions with the first thing that comes to mind across four areas: Family, Sex, Interpersonal, Relationships and Self concept
Who developed the Bender-Gestalt Visual Motor Test?
Lauretta Bender
What is the span of ages for individuals who can take the Bender-Gestalt Visual Motor Test?
4 years and older
What does the Bender-Gestalt Visual Motor Test consist of?
consists of a series of durable template cards, each displaying a unique figure, then they are asked to draw each figure as he or she observes it
Bender-Gestalt Visual Motor Test
provides interpretative information about an individual’s development and neuropsychological functioning
What does the Bender-Gestalt Visual Motor Test reveal?
reveals the maturation level of visuomotor
perceptions, which is associated with language ability and various functions of intelligence
Who developed the House-Tree-Person Test (HTP)?
John Buck and Emmanuel Hammer
What is the span of ages of those who can take the House-Tree-Person Test (HTP)?
3 years and up
House-Tree-Person Test (HTP)
+ measures aspects of a person’s personality through interpretation of drawings and responses to questions
+ can also be used to assess brain damage and general mental functioning
+ measures the person’s psychological and emotional functioning
In the House-Tree-Person Test (HTP), what does the house reflect?
The house reflects the person’s experience of their immediate social world
In the House-Tree-Person Test (HTP), what does the tree reflect?
The tree is a more direct expression of the person’s emotional and psychological sense of self
In the House-Tree-Person Test (HTP), what does the person reflect?
The person is a more direct reflection of the person’s sense of self
Who developed the Draw-A-Person Test (DAP)?
Florence Goodenough
What is the span of ages of individuals who may take the Draw-A-Person Test (DAP)?
4 to 10 years old
Draw-A-Person Test (DAP)
a projective drawing task that is often utilized in psychological assessments of children
What does the person in the Draw-A-Person Test (DAP) reflect?
Aspects such as the size of the head, placement of the arms, and even things such as if teeth were drawn or not are thought to reveal a range of personality
traits
Who are the individuals who can be helped in the Draw-A-Person Test (DAP)?
Helps people who have anxieties taking tests (no strict format)
What can the Draw-A-Person Test (DAP) specifically assess?
Can assess people with communication problems
Is Draw-A-Person Test (DAP) culture-fair or not?
Relatively culture free
Is Draw-A-Person Test (DAP) self-administration or should there strictly be an assessor?
Allow for self-administration
What is the Kinetic Family Drawing derived from?
derived from Hulses’ FDT “doing something”
Who developed the Kinetic Family Drawing?
Burns & Kaufman
Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT)
measures spontaneous production of words belonging to the same category or beginning with some designated letter
