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Validity of the TAT in Brazil: Theoretical and Methodological Issues

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Author(s):
Alessandro Antonio Scaduto [1] ; Valeria Barbieri [2] ; Manoel Antônio dos Santos [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade Federal do Paraná - Brasil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo - Brasil
[3] Universidade de São Paulo - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Psicologia : Teoria e Pesquisa; v. 36, 2021-01-11.
Abstract

Abstract Although the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is popular in Brazil, showing evidences of its validity remains a challenge. In the present article, we discuss such issue by analyzing the definition of the TAT as a projective method and a psychological test, its use by different theoretical traditions, relations between nomothetic and idiographic analysis levels, limitations of Classical Test Theory for evaluating the instrument’s properties, and challenges regarding research and practice with the instrument in Brazil. We advocate that overcoming a traditional view of projective techniques, using multidimensional methods and performing wider empirical studies on norms and validation evidences with multicenter databases may allow more secure and informed practices with the instrument among researchers and practitioners in the country. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/14030-6 - The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) in adults: Normative data for the morvalian system
Grantee:Alessandro Antonio Scaduto
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate