TAT

Thematic Apperception Test

Details

Purpose

Reveals an individual's drives, emotions, and conflicts

Authors

Henry A. Murray, PhD

Administration Formats

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Additional Details

Designed to Reveal an Individual’s Perception of Interpersonal Relationships

The TAT is a widely used projective test for the assessment of children and adults.

  • Thirty-one picture cards serve as stimuli for stories and descriptions about relationships or social situations.
  • Cards include specific subsets for boys, girls, men, and women.
  • The test is useful as part of a comprehensive study of personality and in the interpretation of behavior disorders, psychosomatic illnesses, neuroses, and psychoses.
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Age Range 5 years to 79 years
Admin Time Two sessions of 1 hour each
Qualification Level C

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