projective device

Definitions of projective device

1. noun

   any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations
   synonyms: projective technique, projective test

   types:

   Rorschach, Rorschach test, inkblot test

   a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot

   TAT, Thematic Apperception Test

   a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture

   type of:

   personality test

   any test that is intended to assess personality