TAT
GUIDELINES FOR WRITING TAT OF SSB PSYCHOLOGY TEST
- Practicing the story writing keeping in front some picture is firstly advisable for the candidates. No matter what you write. Just write and catch up gradually as you continue writing.
- You have to write about 12 or 13 lines in 4 minutes in a half page.
- The stories must be creative and positive. You should write what you perceived but avoid any negativity to creep into your story. The stories must have a definite and positive ending while they should be written in past tense.
- In the PPDT test room, when the picture is shown, it is essential to attentively observe the picture and make out the characters and objects shown. As the picture is shown for only 30 secs, the candidate has to observe the number of people, their gender, what they are doing and their surroundings carefully.
- No anti-national or anti-social sentiments should be included in them.
- It is good to be calm, positive for looking at the picture and perceive the theme to write a story.
- The story must have a hero and not a superhero. This hero or main lead should have a positive mind frame to tackle complex situations with confidence. One should be a man of conviction with attributes like compassion, diligence, self-confidence, perseverance, adaptability, quick response, and ambitious attitude. Try to impose the OLQs on these heroes.
- For the psychologist, you are the main hero of your story so be careful and depict only the characteristics that you have or wish to attain in your life.
- If you are not able to finish the story within the given four minutes, then pass on to the next picture shown, so that you don’t miss the subsequent picture. !
- When it comes to the last BLANK PICTURE, it may be related to your actual happening in your life, if possible, but with the status of officer level.