1. You are walking in the woods. Who are you walking with?
2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind
of animal is it?
3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal?
4. You walk deeper into the woods. You enter a clearing and
before you is your dream house. Describe its size.
5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence?
6. You enter the house. You walk to the dining area and see the
dining room table. Describe what you see on and around the
table.
7. You exit the house through the back door. Lying in the grass
is a cup. What material is the cup made of (ceramic, glass,
paper, etc.)?
8. What do you do with the cup?
9. You walk to the edge of the property, where you find yourself
standing at the edge of a body of water. What type of body of
water is it (creek, river, ocean, etc...)
10. How will you cross the water?
This has been a relational psychology test. The answers given to
the questions have been shown to have a relevance to values and
ideals that we hold in our personal lives. The analysis follows.
1. The person who you are walking with is the most important
person in your life.
2. The size of the animal is representative of your perception of
the size of your problems.
3. The severity of the interaction you have with the animal is
representative of how you deal with your problems (passive,
aggressive).
4. The size of your dream home is representative of the size of
your ambition to resolve your problems.
5. No fence is indicative of an open personality. People are
welcome at all times. The presence of a fence is more
indicative of a closed personality. You'd prefer people to
not drop by unannounced.
6. If your answer did not include food, people, or flowers then
your are generally unhappy.
7. The durability of the material with which the cup is made is
representative of the perceived durability of your
relationship with the person from number 1.
8. Your disposition of the cup is representative of your attitude
toward the person in number 1.
9. The size of the body of water is representative of the size of
your sexual desire.
10. How wet you get in crossing the water is indicative of the
relative importance of your sex life.