Animal Metaphor Test From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search The topic of t his article

may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. Please help t o establish notability by adding reliable, secondary sources about the topic. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirecte d, or deleted. (July 2011) The Animal Metaphor Test is a projective psychological test created by Dr. Alber t Levis, the director and founder of the Museum of the Creative Process [1]. The Animal Metaphor Test is one of many tests that are part of Levis' Conflict Anal ysis Battery, a book of psychological tests [2]. The Animal Metaphor test consists of a series of creative and analytical prompts . Unlike conventional projective tests, the Animal Metaphor works as both a diag nostic and therapeutic battery. Unlike the Rorschach test and TAT, the Animal Me taphor is premised on self-analysis via self-report questions. The test combines facets of art therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and insight therapy, while also providing a theoretical platform of behavioral analysis. The test has been used widely as a clinical tool, as an educational assessment, and in human resource selection. The test was developed at the Center for the St udy of Normative Behavior in Hamden, CT, a clinical training and research center . Animal metaphors can describe many emotions; from hateful insults to affectionat e love [1]. Nick Haslam et al. conducted two different studies on factors that i nfluence the offensiveness of a metaphor [2]. The first study looked at forty di fferent common metaphors and discovered that although their meanings were divers e, they all focused on evilness, nastiness and silliness [3]. Their offensivenes s was determined by how hate felt towards an animal and also through the degradi ng view of the target that it was pointed at [4]. The second study looked at con textual factors that are related to the use of metaphors, and it found that the offensiveness of an animal metaphor depends on the tone of their expression, gen der and the status of the targets; if they were seen as insiders or outsiders [5 ]. These factors influence offensiveness through the alteration of the degree to which the target is credited properties that are animalistic [6] [edit] References1.^ Haslam, N. et al. (2011). Beastly: What makes Animal Metaph ors Offensive? Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 30:3 311-325. 2.^ Haslam, N. et al. (2011). Beastly: What makes Animal Metaphors Offensive? Jo urnal of Language and Social Psychology, 30:3 311-325. 3.^ Haslam, N. et al. (2011). Beastly: What makes Animal Metaphors Offensive? Jo urnal of Language and Social Psychology, 30:3 311-325. 4.^ Haslam, N. et al. (2011). Beastly: What makes Animal Metaphors Offensive? Jo urnal of Language and Social Psychology, 30:3 311-325. 5.^ Haslam, N. et al. (2011). Beastly: What makes Animal Metaphors Offensive? Jo urnal of Language and Social Psychology, 30:3 311-325. 6.^ Haslam, N. et al. (2011). Beastly: What makes Animal Metaphors Offensive? Jo urnal of Language and Social Psychology, 30:3 311-325. Angus, L. E., & McLeod, J. (2004). The handbook of narrative and psychotherapy: practice, theory, and research. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications. Bruner, J. (1998). Narrative and meta-narrative. In Ferrari, M. D., & Sternberg, R. J., Self-awareness: its nature and development. New York: Guilford Press. Bruner, J. (2004). Life as Narrative. Social Research: An International Quarterl y, 71(3), 691-710. Crossley, C. (2005). Consumable metaphors: Attitudes towards animals and vegetar

ianism in nineteenth-century France. Oxford: P. Lang. Levis, A. (1987). Conflict Analysis: The Formal Theory of Behavior. Manchester, Vermont: Normative Publications. Levis, A. (1987). Conflict Analysis Training: A Concise Program of Emotional Edu cation. Manchester, Vermont: Normative Publications. Suzuki, L. A., Ponterotto, J. G., & Meller, P. J. (2001). Handbook of multicultu ral assessment clinical, psychological, and educational applications (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. [edit] External linksMuseum of the Creative Process Research Projects Self-Awareness Test:The Animal Metaphor Test Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Animal_Metaphor_Test&o ldid=526269213" View page ratingsRate this page Rate this page Page ratings What's this?Current average ratings. Trustworthy Objective Complete Missing most informationWell-written I am highly knowledgeable about this topic (optional) I have a relevant college/university degreeIt is part of my professionIt ep personal passionThe source of my knowledge is not listed here I would help improve Wikipedia, send me an e-mail (optional) We will send you a ation e-mail. We will not share your e-mail address with outside parties our feedback privacy statement.Submit ratings is a de like to confirm as per

Saved successfullyYour ratings have not been submitted yetYour ratings have expi redPlease reevaluate this page and submit new ratings. An error has occurred. Please try again later. Thanks! Your ratings have been saved.Do you want to create an account?An account will help you track your edits, get involved in discussions, and be a part of t he community.Create an accountorLog inMaybe later Thanks! Your ratings have been saved.Did you know that you can edit this page?Ed it this pageMaybe later Categories: Clinical psychology testsPsychological testi ngProjective testsPersonality testsHidden categories: Articles with topics of un clear notability from July 2011All articles with topics of unclear notabilityArt icles created via the Article Wizard