The Rorschach “eyes” hypothesis and paranoid schizophrenia
✍ Scribed by Andrew J. Du Brin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1962
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 344 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
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✦ Synopsis
It was hypothesized that responses to projective techniques involve psychophysical judgments of the test stimuli. Twenty Ss rated the Rorschach inkblots, following the free inquiry phase, on an evaluative scale of the semantic differential (pleasant-unpleasant) . The prevailing adaptation-level or neutral point of the mean ratings was computed by a least squares method. Original mean judgments were then post-dicted on the assumption that they were made with respect to a framework of reference determined by the adaptation-level, according to theory. An F-test of goodness of fit between empirical and theoretical values was significant below the .01 level of confidence. The findings were cross-validated on another sample of 13 Ss. The hypothesis appeared confirmed that the psychophysical paradigm of adaptation-level was applicable to the projective test situation. REFERENCES 1, BLOCK, W. E. Psychometric aspects of the Rorschach technique. J . proj. Z'ech. (in press). 2. HELSON, H. Adaptation-level as a baais for a quantitative theory of frames of reference. Psychl. 3. HELSON, H. Adaptation-level Theory. In S. Koch, Ed. Psychology. A Study of A Science. 4. MASLING, J. The influence of situational and interpersonal variables in projective testing. 5. RABIN, A. I. A contribution to the meaning of Rorschach's inkblots via the semantic differen-
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