TAT
THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST : WHAT IS TAT AND HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE STORY?
Important parts of a story:-
The story should consists of a hero, social environment in which the hero acts, other characters and the main theme or core / concept of the story.
Tips for creating a hero in the story:-
The hero of the story should be of same age/sex as the story writer / candidate. Also we have to give a name for the hero of the story. As this shows that how the candidate is putting himself to the story and react. This clearly shows the psychologist to get our attitude towards different stories and they easily take our officer like qualities.
Also the hero should find a solution for the problem in the story and he should not be a cause for the problem.
The work done by the hero of the story should be as a normal good energetic youth and should not be like a great super star hero.
The important point is the story should be positive. This is very important in SSB what ever, all the things done by us should be positive. Be optimistic by nature.
DO'S AND DONT'S FOR WRITING THE STORY:-
Write the story in the past ( as this shows that you are implementing your real life experience in the given situation(picture))
Give a small and legible name for the hero.
Avoid stereo type stories( writing all stories related to army, navy, airforce etc as it doesn’t look natural).
Give some risks and adventures to the hero and it should be of some real life one. Don’t give the hero a situation where a supeman can do.
The Hero should lead the story towards a positive outcome by overcoming the problems.
Make all pictures positive one, even though it is given in negative convert it to positive and write the story. Be optimistic in your views.
Avoid giving morals or advice at the end of the story.
Also don’t waste your time by describing what is happening in the picture.