TAT
HOW TO WRITE A TAT STORY – PART 1
- TAT is specifically designed to put candidates under pressure because of the time restraints and extract genuine responses from them.
- It helps the psychologist to evaluate a candidate’s OLQs in him/ her.
- It is a test of imagination where 11 slides with different pictures and 1 last slide containing a blank picture are shown to the candidates on screen.
- The candidates are given 30 seconds to observe the picture, after which the picture disappears from the screen, and then they are given 30 more seconds to think and 3 to 4 minutes to put their thoughts on the paper in the form of a story. The candidate has to wait for the next picture to appear on the screen and he repeats the same routine as with the picture before.
- When you see a picture, try to keenly observe as many details you can find in it as possible and noting them down in your head.
- Think first and then write the story. Do not rush into writing. Do not apply your preconceived ideas in a story.