Summary Projective Techniques

Question 1

What is the projective hypothesis?

Answer 1

If the stimulus for a response is ambiguous, then the response itself will be determined by the examinee’s personality dynamics

This hypothesis underlies the rationale for projective techniques.

Question 2

Name the two principal uses of projective techniques.

Answer 2

• Assessment for individual cases in clinical, counseling, and school psychology
• Research

These techniques are particularly useful when reading cannot be involved or when examinees may have a motivation to fake.

Question 3

What are the three general approaches to the administration and scoring of projective techniques?

Answer 3

• Formal scoring (quantitative/psychometric approach)
• Informal scoring
• Hypothesis generation

These approaches can be seen along a continuum.

Question 4

What does the Rorschach Inkblot Test include?

Answer 4

• 10 bilaterally symmetrical blots
• 5 black and gray
• 2 black, gray, and red
• 3 cards with different colors

The test aims to assess personality characteristics through responses to inkblots.

Question 5

What are the two phases of the Comprehensive System in the Rorschach Test?

Answer 5

• Response phase/free association
• Inquiry phase

The response phase involves asking what images the examinee sees, while the inquiry phase requests more elaborate answers.

Question 6

What does the protocol refer to in the Rorschach Inkblot Test?

Answer 6

The record of the responses

This is essential for scoring and interpretation.

Question 7

What characteristics does the Rorschach Test score?

Answer 7

• Location (W-whole, D-detail, Dd-unusual detail)
• Determinant (F-form, M-Movement, color, shading)
• Content (human, animal, nature)
• Popularity (frequency in normative samples)

Special scores identify unusual features of responses.

Question 8

What is the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) composed of?

Answer 8

• 30 cards
• 29 with pictures
• 1 blank card

The pictures cover about two-thirds of the card and are used to reveal psychological needs and environmental forces.

Question 9

What is the purpose of the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank (RISB)?

Answer 9

Measures adjustment

It consists of incomplete sentences or stems and has three forms: high school, college, and adult.

Question 10

What does the House-Tree-Person Test (HTP) refer to?

Answer 10

Human Figure Drawings

This test is popular in clinical, counseling, and school practices.

Question 11

What is the scoring range for the Overall Adjustment Score in the RISB?

Answer 11

0 (very well adjusted) to 240 (extremely maladjusted)

This score reflects the level of adjustment measured by the test.