Which test is more important in the Psych Test?
TAT, WAT or SRT — candidates often ask which test matters most. The answer: a candidate reveals OLQs in all three, and consistency across them is what wins.
Candidates often ask me about the relative importance of the three tests in the Psych Test. Some feel that TAT is more important than the other two, based on advice from coaching institutes. That is not entirely true.
TAT, WAT and SRT — fundamentally different
The three tests — TAT, WAT and SRT — are fundamentally different from each other. TAT is more open-ended than the others. In the TAT you are imagining situations to the pictures shown, while in the WAT and SRT you are responding to specific words and situations.
Why consistency across tests matters
A candidate reveals their Officer Like Qualities in all three tests. Sometimes they reveal themselves more in one test than in the others. Writing good stories is not enough if the responses are mediocre in the other two tests — and vice versa. They ought to show consistently good performance across the three tests to create a favourable impression on the psychologist.