Question

The Thematic Apperception Test (or TAT) is a projective personality test that was developed by Murray (1943) to better understand and measure underlying motives, concerns, and worldviews in meeting needs (including hunger, love, and sex [and social motives including achievement as articulated by McClelland, 1953]).

Your task for this discussion is to help answer the question: “Is the TAT still a relevant way to understand and measure personality?”

Take a position,  and engage the research and theoretical debates to support it.

Answer 1

TAT is commonly known as the Thematic apperception test and it was largely used to estimate the psychological topic base on fantasies and dreams. Thorugh this device an individual can easily reveal their attitude and feelings as well as other features based on personality. Therefore, it is the relevent way to measure personality.