PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -In psychology, a projective test is a personality test designed to let a person respond to ambiguous stimuli, presumably revealing hidden emotions and internal conflicts projected by the person into the test.

Detailed explanation-2: -A projective test is a personality test in which subjects are shown ambiguous images or given situations and asked to interpret them. The subjects are to project their own emotions, attitudes, and impulses onto the stimulus given; and then use these projections to explain an image, tell a story, or finish a sentence.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) In the TAT test, people are asked to look at a series of ambiguous scenes and then to tell a story describing the scene.

Detailed explanation-4: -"Projective” tests ask test-takers to respond to ambiguous stimuli (e.g., a Rorschach “inkblot” or a Thematic Apperception Test picture-examples in class).

Detailed explanation-5: -projective test A type of personality test that involves a person’s interpreting an ambiguous image; used to assess unconscious motives, conflicts, psychological defenses, and personality traits.