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projective test

British

noun

any psychological test, such as the Rorschach test, in which the subject is asked to respond to vague material. It is thought that unconscious ideas are thus projected, which, when the responses are interpreted, reveal hidden aspects of the subject's personality

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Three dimmer stars hanging from the belt are, according to the conventional astronomical projective test, Orion’s sword.

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The Rorschach is what psychologists call a projective test.

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It wasn't until 1939 that the test was used as a projective test of personality.

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