Dedicated psychologist and social worker Miriam Galindo, PsyD, divides her time between clinical work in private practice and child custody work for Orange County Superior Court. Possessing more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Miriam Galindo has trained in such things as projective tests, a psychological evaluation designed to reveal traits of someone’s personality.
Unlike objective psychological tests, projective tests have no correct or incorrect answers. Instead, they present people with an ambiguous scene, image, or word, and that person is asked to share his or her first response with the evaluator. Based on the responses, evaluators glean internal traits, behavior patterns, and attitudes held by the person being tested, thus allowing them to get a better idea of the individual’s personality.