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House-Tree-Person (HTP) History The HTP was developed by John N. Buck and is one of the most distinguished and widely used projective test. BACK

HTP is to measure the aspects of a person's personality through interpretation of drawings and responses to questions. BACK

The test takes an average of 150 minutes to complete. HTP Timing BACK

First phase of the test, test takers are asked to use a crayon to draw pictures, a house, a tree, and a person. The second phase of the test, test takers are asked to use a pencil to draw the pictures. Each drawing is done on a separate piece of paper and the test taker is asked to draw as accurately as possible. HTP Administration NEXT

Upon completion of the drawings, test takers are asked 60 questions about their drawings. Some of the examples are located on the right. HTP Administration NEXT

Three assumptions are also considered as the basic interpreting guidelines for HTP. The house figure reflects the test- taker’s home life and relationships with the family. The tree figure reveals the experiences of the test-taker. The person figure describes the test-taker’s relationships with other people, aside from his or her family. HTP Administration BACK

The HTP test has received criticisms and questions. The test has very little support for reliability and validity. HTP Reliability and Validity BACK

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HTP is to measure the aspects of a person's personality through interpretation of drawings and responses to questions. BACK

The test takes an average of 150 minutes to complete. BACK

The H-T-P can be administered to anyone over the age of 3. The subject simply produces three drawings -- of a house, a tree, and a person in either a crayon or pencil. Then he or she is given the opportunity to describe, define, and interpret these drawings. NEXT

The test has very little support for reliability and validity. BACK

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Question Number 3 Click on the correct button on the right to the answer the question below. What does the test taker write with to draw a house, a tree, or a person? NEXT

test#2http:// test#2 3. Person_test#Administering_the_testhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House-Tree- Person_test#Administering_the_test 4. player_embeddedhttp:// player_embedded REFERENCES NEXT

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