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Scientific American: Psychology

Infographic Activity 10.3 Examining the Unconscious: Projective Personality Tests

Examining the Unconscious: Projective Personality Tests

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The psychoanalytic perspective holds that some aspects of personality exist beneath conscious awareness. Projective personality tests seek to uncover these characteristics. Ideas and anxieties in the unconscious will appear in descriptions of ambiguous stimuli, revealing previously hidden conflicts that the test administrator can evaluate.

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1.1 Quiz

1. Ulie goes to a psychologist for the administration of a test. He is asked to look at several symmetrical inkblots and to tell the psychologist what he sees in each picture. This is an example of a(n) ________.

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2. Instruments such as the Rorschach test and the Thematic Apperception Test are based on which of the following theoretical assumptions?

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3. During her assessment appointment with Dr. Davidson, Lucy is shown a series of cards, each of which has an ambiguous picture on it. She is then asked to make up a story to describe what is happening in the picture. Which assessment tool is Dr. Davidson using?

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4. Which of the following aspects of a test-taker’s answers on the Rorschach test would not be specifically noted by the test taker?

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5. With regard to the Rorschach test, which of the following would the average test-taker expect to see?

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