Thematic Apperception Test

American  

noun

Psychology.

1. 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. TAT

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thematic apperception test British  

noun

1. psychol a projective test in which drawings of interacting people are shown and the person being tested is asked to make up a story about them

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Example Sentences

The Rorschach inkblot test was in use, as were the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a 567-item questionnaire, and the Thematic Apperception Test, developed by the Harvard psychologist Henry Murray.

From New York Times

They are taught in psychology, education and business courses, and featured in textbooks like “A Practical Guide to the Thematic Apperception Test” and “Essentials of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment.”

From Washington Post

Even Henry Murray, a director of the Harvard Psychological Clinic and co-inventor of the Thematic Apperception Test , attributed his understanding of narcissism to Herman Melville, “the greatest depth psychologist America ever produced.”

From Washington Post