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TEST APERCEPTION THEMES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Personality Development
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
- Human Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Thematic Apperception Test
1, record 1, English, Thematic%20Apperception%20Test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a projective method for the investigation of personality that consists of a series of 20 pictures about which individual are instructed to tell stories (Murray, 1943). ... users of the test relate a plot with a beginning, a middle, and an end. ... the individual [has] to use his imagination freely in order to tell what the people are thinking and feeling. 1, record 1, English, - Thematic%20Apperception%20Test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The Thematic Apperception Test and the Rorschach Ink Block Test are only two widely used examples of the use of art and imagery in standardized diagnotic testing. These tests use a combination of colors, designs, and pictures as a method of getting people to project meaning of the images. The pictures and images are ambiguous enough that people have to project their way of seeing, feeling, and generally expanding their life view. 1, record 1, English, - Thematic%20Apperception%20Test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Développement de la personnalité
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
- Comportement humain
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Thematic Apperception Test
1, record 1, French, Thematic%20Apperception%20Test
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- T.A.T. 2, record 1, French, T%2EA%2ET%2E
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- test d'aperception de thèmes 3, record 1, French, test%20d%27aperception%20de%20th%C3%A8mes
correct, masculine noun
- test d'aperception thématique de Murray 4, record 1, French, test%20d%27aperception%20th%C3%A9matique%20de%20Murray
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le T.A.T. ou Thematic Apperception Test [...] consiste à présenter une série de dessins et à demander de raconter une histoire d'après ces dessins. [...] Dans l'histoire qu'il doit raconter, le sujet doit dire ce que le dessin représente, ce qui s'est passé avant le dessin pour amener à la situation actuelle et enfin, ce qui se passera après l'image dans la conclusion; il doit indiquer aussi ce que pensent les personnages. 5, record 1, French, - Thematic%20Apperception%20Test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
EMPSY, 1970, vol. 1, N° 37190 A10, p. 13. 6, record 1, French, - Thematic%20Apperception%20Test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
EMPSY, 1970, vol. 1, N° 37190 A10, p. 13. 6, record 1, French, - Thematic%20Apperception%20Test
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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