SECTION 4.3 PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING PROJECTIVE TESTS

Several projective tests are derived from Freudian theories. Specifically, these tests serve to bypass the conscious mind and get responses form the subconscious mind when given a novel stimuli.

Pro: Allows the tester to receive unstructured

responses that may be hidden by structured

responses

Con: Interpretations have been standardized with

many tests, but this takes away from the

unstructured nature. Even standardized assessments

are open to subjective interpretations as to what

information is most relevant.