thematic apperception test


thematic apperception test

noun

Definition of THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST

: a projective technique that is widely used in clinical psychology to make personality, psychodynamic, and diagnostic assessments based on the subject's verbal responses to a series of black-and-white pictures

First Known Use of THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST

1941

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