book chapter

The thematic apperception technique in the study of culture-personality relations

The Journal press (35) • Published In 1947 • Pages: 103-135

By: Henry, William Earl.

Abstract
The author describes the application of the Thematic Apperception Tests (TAT) to ethnic groups in order to study the contact and interaction between personality and culture. Only his general conclusions drawn from an analysis of the findings as they relate to the Navajo, and his evaluation of the TAT's reliability in yielding data on children in societies other than our own, are excerpted for this file. The actual TAT pictures used have also been omitted as they are not necessary for an understanding of the author's text. Henry compares his data with the findings of a series of Rorschach tests given to Navajo children, and an anthropological study of child behavior patterns contained in THE PEOPLE AND THEIR CHILDREN, by Kluckhohn and Leighton (published as CHILDREN OF THE PEOPLE, 2: Leighton and Kluckhohn in this file). As a result, he concludes that the TAT provides data 'invaluable for the study of personality in other societies.'
Subjects
Organization and analysis of results of research
Personality traits
culture
Navajo
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Unknown
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Katchen S. Coley ; 1951
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1942-1943
Coverage Place
Navaho Mountain, Arizona, and Shiprock and Ramah, New Mexico,United States
Notes
by William E. Henry
This document consists of excerpts
'References': p. 135
LCCN
47004452
LCSH
Navajo Indians