The aim of this study was to verify the validity of the Children Apperception Test (CAT-A) for cognitive assessment of children. The results of CAT-A were correlated with Human Figure Drawing (HFD) and the Rorschach Method. Based on the data of HFD, the sample was composed of 46 children: 32 with low scores and 14 with a higher level of cognition. The Rorschach and the CAT-A were administered individually. The rates of significant correlation between the instruments pointed out for validity evidence for the CAT-A in the assessment of cognition. As for indicators that assess the development level of perception in the CAT-A, it was found some differences between the two groups, denoting convergence between the results of HFD and CAT-A. Thus, the significant correlation of the CAT-A and the two other instruments is an evidence of validity to CAT-A to assess cognitive aspects and allow some advances for its use and for further researches using this technique.
Psychological assessment; criterion validity; perception; Rorschach; HFD
