Definition of projective
1
:relating to, produced by, or involving geometric projection
2
psychology
:of, relating to, or being a technique, device, or test (such as the Rorschach test) that presents unstructured or ambiguous material (such as inkblots or sentence elements) to elicit interpretive responses revealing personality structure
- The Rorschach came to be known as a projective technique—the subject projects his or her anxieties and desires onto ambiguous images …
- —Sally Satel
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