TAT also know as Thematicย Apperceptionย Test. TAT is a part ofย psychologicalย testing happens in stage 2 of SSB interview. TAT is used by psychologist to assess the candidate on theย basisย of psychology and OLQs. TAT consist of 11 picture slide and a blank slide, letโs talk more about what to write in the blank slide. However, it is notย mandatoryย to write only a particular theme or story for the blank slide, but whatever we write for the blank side is of utmost importance, blank slide story reflects more about our personality and way of thinking. When you see a blank slide, your response will be different from other 11 pictures, may be you write something which is close to your heart. Though there is nothing right and wrong here, you can write whatever you feel good about, as you know there will be a blank slide, you can prepare your story before hand and write the same.
In other 11 picture slides, one must write storiesย relevantย to the picture but still can do little modification as per theย thoughtsย coming in his/her mind. But, when you have a blank slide, your mind plots a theme which is close to your personal life, so that is the reason blank slide story matter much with respect to ourย psychologicalย assessment.
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Story for blank slide
This is sort of a mystery for many, what to write in blank slide? ย One must not take this lightly, as said above, blank slideย storyย is of utmostย importanceย forย psychologicalย assessment and your personalย assessment.
We asked few recommended candidates personally about their blank slide story and this is what they have said:Vinay: I wrote about my personal life and theย challengesย I have faced during my studies. I wrote about how did I overcome those problems. Personally, I was not sure what I was writing because it was my first SSB attempt and I cleared it, so I can not say what to write in blank story, but this is what I wrote. Shilpi: I got guidance from one of myย friends, so I wrote all story based on my personal lifeย experiencesย and the blank story was connected to other stories. Kiran: Myย storyย was on scienceย fiction, which I personally love a lot. I had prepared my blank story well in advance so it was very easy for me.
Rohit: It was about a boy who was passionate to join Defence, so it was basically out of my experiences of joining the force. I passed my SSB ย in 7th attempt, so I mentioned the problems andย obstaclesย I faced during these attempts in brief.
So, we can assume that, for a blank slide, we must not write something random, it is always better to portray your own qualities in the blank slide. Blank slide is a very goodย opportunityย to show yourย inner qualities which you may not expressย directlyย else where.ย And, it is always good to keep some connection between rest of the stories.
So, what is your story for the blank slide?? you can write your story in the comment box below.ย
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