The "drive-evocation-drive reduction paradigm of behavioristic psychology" is used as an aid to predict how certain selected features of TAT responses will correlate with each other. The authors feel that this type of application, within the exploratory limits set by the purpose of the investigation, does give "positive results." Both "theoretical" and "practical" implications of the study are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)