The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is a crucial projective psychological assessment tool used during the Services Selection Board (SSB) interview process for candidates aspiring to become officers in the Indian Armed Forces. As one of the four psychological tests conducted during SSB evaluations—alongside the Word Association Test (WAT), Situation Reaction Test (SRT), and Self-Description Test … Read more
Picture Perception and Discussion Test (PPDT) in SSBs is conducted on Day-1 and is the second objective of Stage-I tests. PPDT is a screening test that is almost an elimination test of the candidate. It is conducted to know about the imagination power and description ability of a candidate within a limited time allotted. Thematic … Read more
Today we are sharing a few themes or ideas which you can use while writing stories during Thematic Apperception Test aka TAT. We have mentioned few themes which you can use based on the picture shown to you. Basically, these are the plots for your stories which you can include while writing stories during TAT. … Read more
Dear Warriors, Service Selection Board (SSB) conducts interviews for the selection of candidates suitable for training to the post of commissioned officers across all three forces. It is a comprehensive 5-day process divided into two stages after which recommended candidates undergo medical examinations. We are going to discuss the best ways to master PPDT and … Read more
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is the second out of four Psychological tests conducted by SSB in Phase 2 of the testing procedure to evaluate a candidate’s patterns of thought, attitudes, observational capacity, and emotional responses to judge his/ her Officer Like Qualities (OLQs). There are a few things that will help the aspirant to make … Read more
Thematic Apperception Test also known as TAT is one of the tests conducted at SSB during Psychological Tests. Candidates are required to write a story when they see a picture on the screen, what you will write will speak about you and it will be easy for the psychologist to assess you. Though the TAT is … Read more
TAT thematic apperception test is the first test faced by SSB aspirants in the psychology test and the most confusing part of the entire SSB schedule. Many candidates frame a story that has non-required material and which reduces their chances of recommendation. It is always preferred to know what not to do, before sticking to … Read more
It’s almost the D-day, the first step of what’s sure to be an exciting new adventure! You’ve worked hard to prepare and you feel ready, so don’t let minor distractions get in your way come exam time. You may have experienced circumstances wherein your mind went completely blank in an exam hall and you probably panicked. Let’s … Read more
Writing a good story in TAT is very important as it weighs 50% of your Psych marks. In the Psych Tests, the TAT and SDT are the main tests and WAT and SRT are the confirmatory tests. That means, whatever you write in your TAT and SDT need to match with your responses in WAT … Read more
In Thematic Apperception Test, 12 stories will be projected on the screen and the last one will be left ‘blank’. If all the stories are similar in concept, your imagination will not have any variety. What the psychologist wants to see is the variety of stories as it allows them to access the patterns in … Read more
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