sentence-completion test

a test in which the participant must complete an unfinished sentence by filling in the specific missing word or phrase. The test is typically used to evaluate personality. The participant is presented with an introductory phrase to which he or she may respond in any way. An example might be “Today I am in a __ mood.” As a projective test, the sentence-completion test is an extension of the word-association test in that responses are free and believed to contain psychologically meaningful material. Also called incomplete-sentence test.

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Psychology term of the day

December 26th 2024

thought insertion

a delusion in which the individual believes that thoughts have been irresistibly forced into his or her mind and ascribes these thoughts to outside sources.