projective
adjective
pro·jec·tive
prə-ˈjek-tiv
1
: relating to, produced by, or involving geometric projection
2
psychology
: of, relating to, or being a technique, device, or test (such as the Rorschach test) that presents unstructured or ambiguous material (such as inkblots or sentence elements) to elicit interpretive responses revealing personality structure
The Rorschach came to be known as a projective technique—the subject projects his or her anxieties and desires onto ambiguous images …—Sally Satel
projectively
adverb
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