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GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 56

Personality · Biology of Personality and the assessment of personality · 2 marks · Multiple select

Projective Techniques would NOT be of interest to which type(s) of personality theorists?

  1. Humanistic theorists
  2. Cognitive theorists
  3. Trait theorists
  4. Psychodynamic theorists

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Correct answer: (A) Humanistic theorists; (B) Cognitive theorists; (C) Trait theorists

Explanation

Projective techniques such as the Rorschach and TAT are meant to reveal unconscious conflicts, which is what psychodynamic theorists look for. Humanistic, cognitive and trait theorists prefer self-reports, interviews and inventories, so projective techniques are not of interest to them.