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projective test

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A psychological test in which a subject's responses to ambiguous or unstructured standard stimuli, such as a series of cartoons, abstract patterns, or incomplete sentences, are analyzed in order to determine underlying personality traits, feelings, or attitudes.

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projective test - any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations projective device, projective technique personality test - any test that is intended to assess personality inkblot test, Rorschach, Rorschach test - a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot Thematic Apperception Test, TAT - a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture