This in series of uploads on analysis of Stories for TAT to enable candidates to analyze for themselves if they are on right tracks writing of story and its interpretation is very important both for PPDT and Psychological test itself

1. TAT-19
Analysis of 12 stories (Surabhi-
ECE Final year and Ananya BE(IT))
Compiled by Col Mukteshwar Prasad(Retd),
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3. Story 1
1.Def of success- situational
2.Attribution of success- Personal effort/Help
of others
3.Resolution-Success (Wishful)
4.Concern with adequacy-Not present
5.Engagement - Disengaged
6.Source of external pressure-Societal
7.Response to external pressure-Compliant
8.Interpersonal relationship- Others(Office) -
Fair
9.Expressed affect- Upset//Bad
10.Impediment- Manmade (Burning of
staple)
11.Complexity of representation-
Conventional
Overall
1.Wishful
2.Lack practical Intelligence
3.Low level of imagination
4.Difficulty in finding solution to day to day
problem
5.Low EI/RA/OA/SC/SOD
1st 4 lines in Problem definition
Low level idea and trivial solution
No solution offered
Interpretation based on Need for Achievement

4. Story 1
1.Def of success- situational/Not failing
2.Attribution of success- Personal Effort/Help of
others
3.Resolution-Success/Success
4.Concern with adequacy-Not present/Not
Present
5.Engagement –Engaged/Not engaged
6.Source of external pressure-Nature/Parents-
School/performance
7.Response to external pressure-
Compliant/Avoidant
8.Interpersonal relationship- Family-Fair/Family-
Fair
9.Expressed affect- Upset/Anxiety-Depressed
10.Impediment-Illness/Problem/Bad weather-
Unfocussed
11.Complexity of representation- Conventional
Overall
3.Low level of imagination
4.Difficulty in finding solution to day to
daynproblem
5.Low EI/RA/OA/SC/SOD
Pessimistic/unhappy
Reward Seeking
Low mental stamina
Low EI/RA/OA
Requires help and assistance
Low SC

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6. Story 2
1.Def of success- Satisfaction
2.Attribution of success- Personal Effort
3.Resolution-Success
4.Concern with adequacy-Not present mere
talking does not solve problem
5.Engagement - Engaged
6.Source of external pressure-Parental
7.Response to external pressure- Compliant
8.Interpersonal relationship- Adequate with
Parents and elders
9.Expressed affect- Positive
10.Impediment- One to help
11.Complexity of representation-
Conventional/impact on others
12.Undestanding social causality- Understand
and impact of behaviour on others
Overall
1.6 lines to define the problem
2.One time moral lecture does not solve the
problem
2. All at mental level as in story 1
3. Trivial as more details needed

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8. Story 3
1. Story Description- Normal
2.Stimulus Perception- Common
3.Deviation from typical response-No
4.Level of interpretation -Factual
5.Tone of Story-Contemplative
6.Quality of telling-Simple
7.Focal Figure- Hero
8.Presses- Broken Vehicle
9.Outcome-success
Overall
Problem definition in 5 lines
Action in 2 lines
EI/RA/OA/SA/CO/Initiative/
More details needed

9. Story 3
1. Story Description- Incoherent/Illogical
2.Stimulus Perception- Common
3.Deviation from typical response-Widely
away from normal response as he wants to
help by opening garage without giving details
4.Level of interpretation -Dreamlike
5.Tone of Story- Contemlative
6.Quality of telling- Colourful
7.Focal Figure- Hero and friends
8.Presses- Broken Vehicle
9.Outcome-successbut wishful without
concrete action and plan
Overall
Low level idea and wishful
Low imagination/Low EI/RA/OA
Self story
Careless and callous as mismatch of documents
clearly indicates low EI/RA and OA
Another common way to Interpret TAT

10. Story 4
1.Self story

11. Story 5
1. Intellectualization
2. Needs more details
3. Cutting indicates double
mindedness and somewhat
callous attitude

12. Story 5
1. Problem definition takes 4 to 5
lines
2. More details and effect on
resolution of problem is solicited
1. Pessimistic
2. Low EI/RA as he awaits for ambulance in spite
of having his car
3. Couldn't even give First aid
4. Wishful
5. Unrealistic as developing software does not
solve problem till solved

13. Story 6
Trivial low level idea

14. Story 7
1. Why do you want join services
then
2. Good way to tackle difficult
stimulus

15. Story 7
1Reaction is unworthy of a mature IT
Engineer
2. Low aim
3.Reward seeking
Story-8
1. Confused
2. Irrational with low RA
3. Low EI/RA /OA/SOD

16. Story 8
Good plot but lacks
coherence
It has to be story
More details needed

17. Story 9.
1
1. Low
2. 2.Low
3. Low
4. Low
5. Low
6. Good
7. Fair
8. Low
9. Low
10.Fair
11.Average

19. 12. Yes with low aim
13.No
14.+ve
15.Happy/inspiration
16.Achievement/Recogniti
on/Money
17.+ve/Inadequate/+ve
18.+ve/Not shown
19.Yes
20.Wishful
21.Fair
22.A –YES,B-Yes,C-
YES,D-Low
27Tendency to do hard
work
28.Hard work pays
29.Anxiety of being poor
and award seeking
30.No
31.Not shown
32.Missing
33.Good behaviour to
bridge need and press
34.+ve

20. Story 10.
1. Inadequate problem definition
2. Wishful
3. Lacks imagination
4. Low EI/RA/OA/In/SOD
Story 10 of Ananya
1.Wishful
2.Dependant
3.Low EI/RA/OA/SOD

21. Story 11.
1. Wishful and unrealistic
2. How was whole thing
financed
3. LOW EI/RA/OA/SOD
4. High SA
5. Need of Achievement

22. Wishful
Unrealistic
Low EI/RA/OA/SOD
Problem definition has taken bulk of resources
Divided over his own schedule/care of his mother

23. Story 12.
1.Better story
3.Can be improved by giving more
details and exploits