Thematic Apperception Test- TAT

H.A. Murray

The 31 picture cards included in the TAT are used to stimulate stories or descriptions about relationships or social situations and can help identify dominant drives, emotions, sentiments, conflicts and complexes. The cards include specific subtests for boys, girls, men, and women. It is a widely used projective test and is useful as part of a comprehensive study of personality and in the interpretation of behaviour disorders, psychosomatic illnesses, neuroses, and psychoses.

Areas of Application

This popular projective for children and adults uses a series of 31 pictures as stimuli for stories and descriptions. Cards include specific subsets for men, women, boys, and girls. By revealing personal motivations, emotions, and conflicts, the TAT is helpful in diagnosis, therapy, and research.

Administer to

Individuals 10 years and older
Reading/Educational Level: No reading required