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PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations
Synonyms:
projective device; projective technique; projective test
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("projective technique" is a kind of...):
personality test (any test that is intended to assess personality)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "projective technique"):
inkblot test; Rorschach; Rorschach test (a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot)
TAT; Thematic Apperception Test (a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture)