Question

Which personality assessment presumably reveals hidden emotions and internal conflicts of the individual as they interpret pictures, tell a story, or complete a drawing or a sentence?

a) Rorschach Inkblot test
b) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
c) Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
d) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Answer 1

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is a projective psychological test that uncovers a person's unconscious desires, fears, and struggles through storytelling in response to ambiguous images. Hence, option (c) is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

The personality assessment that presumably reveals hidden emotions and internal conflicts as an individual interprets pictures, tells a story, or completes a drawing or a sentence is the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). This projective test presents people with ambiguous images, prompting them to create stories about those images. This process is designed to uncover the subject's unconscious desires, fears, and struggles. The stories generated during the TAT offer insights into the individual’s social world, including their hopes and fears, indicating their unconscious processes.

In contrast, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is a self-report inventory that uses a series of true/false questions to provide a clinical profile of an individual. The Rorschach Inkblot Test also seeks to uncover unconscious thoughts by asking subjects what they see in a series of symmetrical inkblots. These methods differ significantly from the more structured and direct questioning found in assessments like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).