Several clinicians look at the TAT results of a hospitalized patient. The patient described the characters on the card as not speaking to each other. One clinician says this means the patient has a lot of unresolved anger. Another says it means the patient has a lot of social anxiety. The third says he thinks it means the patient is uninterested in people and prefers to be alone. This demonstrates the following problem with the TAT: ________

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The different interpretations of the same TAT result by the clinicians demonstrate the problem with subjectivity in scoring and interpreting the test. The TAT relies heavily on the clinician's personal interpretation and can lead to inconsistent results.

Several Clinicians Look at the TAT Results of a Hospitalized