a modification of the Thematic Apperception Test, developed in 1963 by the German psychologist H. Heckhausen to study the motivational aspect of personality.
The stimulus material consists of six original pictures. For each of them, it is necessary to compose a story, answering four questions: 1) what is happening here and who are these people? 2) How did this situation arise, what happened before it? 3) What does each person depicted in the picture think, what do they want? 4) What will happen next, how will it all end?
Based on the results of the analysis of the stories, a general conclusion is drawn up about the features of the motivation to achieve the subject. Attention is paid to how the motivation to achieve success and the motivation to avoid failures are quantitatively expressed and correlated. The sphere of achievement is revealed. The prospects for satisfying needs, obstacles that stand in the way of their satisfaction, reasons for blocking needs, means of overcoming failure are described. The features of the relationship between the motivation of achievement and other needs of the individual are revealed.