Projective test
TYPE OF PERSONALITY TEST DESIGNED TO LET A PERSON RESPOND TO AMBIGUOUS STIMULI, PRESUMABLY REVEALING HIDDEN EMOTIONS AND INTERNAL CONFLICTS PROJECTED BY THE PERSON INTO THE TEST
Projective tests; Projective techniques; Projective technique; Projective personality test; Projection test
In psychology, a projective test is a personality test designed to let a person respond to ambiguous stimuli, presumably revealing hidden emotions and internal conflicts projected by the person into the test. This is sometimes contrasted with a so-called "objective test" / "self-report test", which adopt a "structured" approach as responses are analyzed according to a presumed universal standard (for example, a multiple choice exam), and are limited to the content of the test.