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Social Processes: Methodology · Types of test
Projective techniques are all based on an approach to assessment that assumes that a persons responses to ambiguous material, reflect valuable information that can be used to evaluate their attitudes, motivation and personality.
Generally these techniques are aligned with psychoanalytic theory and require psychoanalytic interpretation of the responses to derive a meaningful outcome. Examples of such techniques include
Methods used[]
A variety of techniques have been used.
Ambiguous visual stimuli[]
As in the Rorschach test
Story board sequencing[]
As in the TAT
Drawing completion tests[]
As in Franck drawing completion test
See also[]
- Projective personality measure
- Projective testing techniques