In psychology, a projective test is a personality test designed to let a person respond to ambiguous stimuli, presumably revealing hidden emotions and internal conflicts. This is sometimes contrasted with a so-called `objective test` in which responses are analyzed according to a universal standard (for example, a multiple choice exam). The resp.....
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in psychology, examination that commonly employs ambiguous stimuli, notably inkblots (Rorschach Test) and enigmatic pictures (Thematic Apperception ... [1 related articles]
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A loosely structured psychological test containing many ambiguous stimuli that require the subject to reveal his own feelings, personality, or psychopathology in response to them; e.g., Rorschach test, thematic apperception test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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any of various tests in which an individual interprets ambiguous stimulus situations (such as the series of inkblots of the Rorschach test), according to unconscious dispositions, thus yielding information about personality structure, its underlying dynamics, and any possible psychopathology.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a loosely structured psychological test containing many ambiguous stimuli that require the subject to reveal feelings, personality, or psychopathology in response to them; Rorschach test, thematic apperception test.
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n] - any personality test designed to yield information about someone`s personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations
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projective device noun any personality test designed to yield information about someone`s personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations
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A method of personality assessment in which an individual is presented with a standardized set of ambiguous, abstract stimuli and asked to interpret their meanings; the individual's responses are assumed to reveal inner feelings, motives, and conflicts.
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A test that requires psychologists to make judgments based on a subject's responses to ambiguous stimuli. It is used to assess a psychological disorder.
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