thematic apperception test
- thematic apperception test
the·mat·ic apperception test thi-'mat-ik- n a projective psychological test that is used in clinical psychology to make personality, psychodynamic, and diagnostic assessments based on the subject's verbal responses to a series of black and white pictures
abbr. TAT
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(TAT) a projective test in which the subject tells a story based on each of a series of standard ambiguous pictures; his or her responses reflect a projection of some aspect of the personality and current psychological preoccupations and conflicts.
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Thematic Apperception Test — (TAT) A projective test developed in the United States in the 1930s, employing twenty monochromatic, indefinite pictures of human action. Respondents describe what is happening, what led up to this, and what follows. Narratives, which are assumed … Dictionary of sociology
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Thematic Apperception Test — noun a projective technique using black and white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture • Syn: ↑TAT • Hypernyms: ↑projective test, ↑projective device, ↑projective technique … Useful english dictionary
Thematic aperception test — Thematic Apperception Test Pour les articles homonymes, voir TAT. Le Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) est un test projectif utilisé par les psychologues. Selon Nina Rausch de Traubenberg « Les méthodes projectives sont un lieu où la théorie… … Wikipédia en Français
thematic apperception test — noun Date: 1941 a projective technique that is widely used in clinical psychology to make personality, psychodynamic, and diagnostic assessments based on the subject s verbal responses to a series of black and white pictures … New Collegiate Dictionary
Thematic Apperception Test — Psychol. a projective technique in which stories told by a subject about each of a series of pictures are assumed to reveal dominant needs or motivations. Abbr.: TAT * * * … Universalium
