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Record 1 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Characterology
DEF

a procedure for discovering a person's characteristic modes of behavior (his attitudes, motivations, or dynamic traits) by observing his behavior in response to a situation that does not elicit or compel a particular response- i.e., to a relatively unstructured, ambiguous, or vague situation. Thus a child's response to an empty sheet of paper and colored crayons may reveal his emotional mood or his more enduring sentiments. ... If the situation is a standard one, projective tests are spoken of.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Caractérologie
DEF

Méthode d'étude de la personnalité qui confronte le sujet avec une situation à laquelle il répondra suivant le sens que cette situation a pour lui. Appliquée dans les tests de Rorschach, tests de complètement de phrases, tests de complètement d'histoire, tests de Wartegg, etc.

CONT

Les techniques ou épreuves projectives [sont] abusivement appelées tests.

Spanish

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