Question

Monica’s therapist asks her to invent a story for each of several pictures hanging on the office wall. The pictures are snapshots of people and have no obvious meaning. This therapist’s technique is most similar to that used in:

• A. Rorschach Inkblot Test
• B. MMPI
• C. TAT
• D. Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory

Hint:

The TAT explores deeper aspects of personality, emphasizing unconscious motives, while objective tests like the MMPI measure overt traits.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is a projective test that uses ambiguous images of people and scenes to elicit stories from individuals. These narratives reveal underlying motives, emotions, and conflicts by projecting the test-taker’s inner thoughts and feelings. Unlike the Rorschach Inkblot Test, which uses inkblots, or the MMPI, which is a structured questionnaire, the TAT specifically focuses on storytelling as a tool for psychological assessment.