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on the particular theory of submissiveness the individual brings to bear on the problem. As for the actual procedures, the psychologist will select a test that would measure submissiveness or the psychologist may devise a test by herself to measure the submissiveness. Once a test has been devised it is put under many rigorous testing so as to standardize the same and the psychologist would try to demonstrate how the test exactly measures the submissiveness construct. Each of these tasks must be considered carefully in evaluating efforts to measure personality

The methods used in personality description and measurement fall into severalThese methods are based on the principal of projection ( a defense mechanism) in which a person projects his her own desires, needs and feelings onto other person or object. To give an example, Suppose you hate a person but you can not say this to that person as he is powerful and has the capacity to punish you. Now what will you do. You will go away from that person or you will dare express your feelings for him in his face. But what if both the options are not available to you or you simply are unable to choose one of the two options. In such circumstances there is also an option of taking recourse to projection. You can pronounce or declare that it is not

you who hates the person but actually that person hates you. Thus instead of

expressing or giving vent to your feeling in direct manner you simply project them

onto that person. Thus you avoid the possibility of punishment and are still able to

rid of those feelings.

In projective tests personality is measured in indirect manner by presenting the person with an unstructured, vague stimulus or situation. It is believed that when a person reacts to such vague or unstructured stimulus or situation, he projects his unconscious desires, mental conflicts and unethical wants without knowing that he is doing