SECTION 4.3 PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING PROJECTIVE TESTS

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

The Thematic Apperception Test, or TAT, is a projective measure intended to evaluate a person's patterns of thought, attitudes, observational capacity, and emotional responses to ambiguous test materials.

The attached video is a fictionalized use of the TAT in a pre-employment scenario for a potential major league pitcher (The Scout, 1994).

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