The TAT includes 30 cards, of which an assessor chooses a subset for a particular subject. The cards feature various ambiguous scenes, most involving interpersonal situations. The subject is asked to tell a story regarding the card, and the story may include an explanation of what is happening in the scene, what events preceded the scene, what events may follow the scene and what the people in the scene are thinking or feeling. The assessor uses the themes emerging from the stories produced by the subject to infer personality characteristics about the subject.
The TAT is a projective test in that, like the Rorschach test, its assessment of the subject is based on what he or she projects onto the ambiguous images. Therefore, to complete
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The CAT 's creators suggest a series of ten variables to consider when interpreting the results. These variables include the story 's major theme, the major character 's needs, drives, anxieties, conflicts, fears, and the child 's conception of the external world.
Multiplicity of scoring systems One precaution required in general assessment of the TAT is the absence of a normative scoring system for responses. The original scoring system devised in 1943 by Henry Murray, one of the authors of the TAT, attempted to account for every variable that it measures. Murray 's scoring system is time-consuming and unwieldy, and as a result has been little used by later interpreters. Other scoring systems have since been introduced that focus on one or two specific variables—for example, hostility or depression. While these systems are more practical for clinical use, they lack comprehensiveness. No single system presently used for scoring the TAT has achieved widespread acceptance. The basic drawback of any scoring system in evaluating responses to the TAT story cards is that information that is not relevant to that particular system is simply lost. Computer scoring A recent subject of controversy in TAT interpretation concerns the use of computers to evaluate responses. While computers were used initially only to score tests with simple yes/no answers, they were soon applied to interpretation of projective measures. A computerized system for interpreting the Rorschach
The novel “The Tattoo” by Chris McKinney, holds a captivating story that addresses the hardships of Kenji Hideyoshi upbringing and life experiences. Ken is a new inmate at the correctional center in Hawala. During the process of being tattooed, Ken shares a significant life story of his sufferings regarding the three suns’ of his life. The three suns of Ken’s life include his family, friends, and intimate partner. However, this essay will specifically discuss the relationship between Ken and his father. This essay will also analyse sociological theories such as “socialisation” and “hegemonic masculinity” in connection to their relationship.
For every subtest (except for part A of Subtest 6) each response is given a score of 3 when the response is correct, 2 when the response is partially correct, self-corrected, or correct but accompanied by irrelevant or tangential information, 1 when the response is an error, perseverated, or confabulated, or 0 when the response is denied or unintelligible, or no response is elicited. These scores are in conjunction with the diacritical notations so as to better describe the examinees performance.
A Rorschach stimuli can be generated by dropping ink on a piece of paper and folding it in the middle, but still the cards were not random but selected out of thousands that H. Rorschach created. The test consists five black and white symmetrical inkblots with different shades of gray, two black/gray with red stains, and three multicolored. Each inkblot is printed on a separate white card, approximately 18x24 cm in size (Kaplan, & Saccuzzo, 2008).
The TCAP Achievement for grades 3-8 is a standardized test which focuses on the areas of reading, language arts, social studies, science, and math. This assessment is criterion-referenced and aligns with the Tennessee State Curriculum Content Standards. The TCAP Achievement Test is a timed assessment with the amount of time for each section varying depending on content area and grade level.
After answering all of the respected questions thoroughly and to the best of your team’s ability, you will then move forward in transferring the data on the worksheets into the summary of assessment items form. Fisher (2004) states that we take each percentage and multiply that number by the points allowed which gives us our total number for that section. For example, if section 1.1 A totaled fifty percent, we would then multiply that by the total number of points allowed which would be 75. The number of points scored would be 35. We would follow this process for each categorical section. Once this is completed, we tally up all of the combined points. According to Fisher’s assessment criteria, the maximum amount of total possible points is 1000. Fisher (2004) reported that most organizations score between 250 to 375 points. Caravatta (1997) builds upon
Their hypothesis was that the veterans with PTSD will score higher on measures associated with the susceptibility to false memory compare with the veterans without PTSD.
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when looking at a five year old’s drawing? To them, they see a dragon, but others may see a bunch of lines and colors. This type of question is what led to the proposed question: How does a person's age affect how one interprets images in a Rorschach-like test? Perhaps a child would look at a picture and see a sea monster, but an older viewer would know the image was of an eel. These are the kinds of questions that will be answered in the experiment, in addition to testing one’s personality, rate of development, imagination, and creativity and inductive reasoning skills essential in life can be tested as well.
The Rorschach inkblot test is debated by numerous of disbelievers describing it as a pseudoscience. Conclusions reached by as results of some studies have test administers liking the Rorschach inkblot test to cold reading (Wood, 2008). Rorschach test critics suggested questions about the removal of unbiased meaning from answers to inkblots; the impartiality of psychologists governing the test; inter-rater reliability; verifiable and common validity of the test; pathology scales bias in relation to the grander amount of response; the restricted amount of psychological situations which it precisely diagnoses; the lack of
My article was about the new trend of an old art form: stick and poke tattoos. Stick and poke tattoos have been used for centuries widely believed to have originated in Polynesian culture. It has remained popular in jails and now millennials. The writer was trying to answer the question as to why this was becoming a trend opposed to standard tattoo practices and if it’s truly a safe method. Nicole West, a former biology teacher, became concerned and wondered about the potential spread of HIV, hepatitis C, and other major killers that are bloodborne can be passed quickly especially when materials are sanitized properly. When studies were done she observed that many people, especially teens and young adults, were using unsafe objects such as
battery of tests in which each test helps to measure specific areas of a person's personality.
What I have tattooed on my body are that I am only a simple , friendly and happy person, the youngest child in our family , and always want in the house. Tha tattoo about my purpose is to graduate , have a nice job and to be contented in what I have right now.
This assessment shows its strength by the fact that I feel as though it matches with my life. Through this, I have gain insight to the fact that I could be helpful but almost to the degree in which I could be harmful to me. While reading the description, I was proud at some parts and discourage at others. However, I do have the understanding that every personality-type as a flaw. This assessment was useful in terms of gaining insight to my motivation, strengths and weakness of my personality. This can be a useful tool to use with clients.
Rorschach test shall be interpreted on the basis of only one answer, but refers to the sum total of responses, and also to observe and interpret the patient's behavior during the response to the test. Respondents during the test are looking at the card and need to say what they see, focusing on the entire image or only one aspect, by providing answers or explanation that comes to mind, and all the answers recorded in a test. Content can be interpreted symbolically, and examiners should know how to answer shapes, observation, reasons for this answer or its contents. Researchers often criticize projective techniques because of scarce scientific evidence of their reliability. Critics reliability projective tests cite opposition assessment of various
Analyse how the nature of a character or individual was revealed by their response to events in the visual or oral text(s).
In the past, tattoos were commonly thought of as trashy or bad. One would often relate them to bikers, rock and heavy metal stars, pirates, or gangsters. That has considerably changed over the years. According to Swan, "In 2003 approximately 40 million Americans reported to have at least one tattoo." Today's culture is still fascinated with tattooing. In the 1990s, tattoos were the sixth fastest growing retail behind the Internet, paging services, computer and cell phone services. 28% of adult’s ages 30-39 were tattooed and that number rose to 36 percent in the 25-29 age group. 31% of the gay, lesbian and bisexual population, regardless of age, was inked as well. Tattoos are significant because they