Journal of Consulting Psychology

Bieri, James; Blacker, Edward

doi: 10.1037/h0047433pmid: 13295418

In the present study the Rorschach Cards were modified, with one detail being selected from each blot. These were administered to the subjects in 3 consecutive series, yielding 30 responses from each of the 40 Ss. Among the findings was the fact that the Ss in the M > Sum C group "generally had significantly longer reaction times to the blots than did Ss in the Sum C > M group," a difference which was general to the performance of the Ss and was not specifically related to longer reaction times for movement responses or shorter reaction times to color responses. It was also found that the "M: Sh ratio (shading responses) proved to differentiate Ss' total reaction time behavior as well as the M: Sum C ratio."

Trites, David K.

doi: 10.1037/h0044329pmid: 13295419

Berg, Jacob; Polyot, C. J.

doi: 10.1037/h0042401pmid: 13295420

Hypotheses suggesting that hue produced a significant delay, this delay being related to hue-form incongruity which may exist in the figure, and finally, hue in its relation to ambiguity were rejected. "No significant differences were found among the groups on latency of the first conceptual response elicited except for one card where the acromatic form had the longer latency as compared with red and purple. Hue-form incongruity could not explain these differences. Hue had no significant influence on the content of the response as a function of the degree of card ambiguity. Also, the chromatic cards were not rejected significantly in larger numbers than were the achromatic cards."

Charen, Sol

doi: 10.1037/h0041206pmid: 13295421

Bosquet, Kennison T.; Stanley, Walter C.

doi: 10.1037/h0043355pmid: 13295422

"The Rorschach protocols of 175 referred boys, 25 at each age, 7 through 13, were analyzed for changes in 15 Rorschach determinants. Only 3, P, F + %, and A%, showed significant change with age, all 3 increasing with age. It was suggested that the major implication of the present study was that the "sign' approach to the interpretation of children's Rorschach responding is a relatively insensitive procedure."

Horan, Edmund M.

doi: 10.1037/h0044388pmid: 13295423

Wickes, Thomas A.

doi: 10.1037/h0048983pmid: 13295424

"This experiment was designed to test the general hypothesis that test results will be modified by those aspects of the testing situation which are sometimes not carefully controlled or are treated as if they were unimportant. Thirty-six male subjects in two experimental groups and one control group were used to study the effects of perfunctory verbal comments and nonverbal actions on test results. The findings of the study suggest that such comments as "Good' or "Fine' and such actions as smiling and nodding by examiners have a decided effect upon test results. Thus it was indicated that examiners should be alert to the fact that even under presumably "standardized' conditions, it is possible for their behavior to be reflected in test results."

Levy, Leon H.; Brody, Janice R.; Windman, Georgia O.

doi: 10.1037/h0049268pmid: 13295425

3 judges rated Rorschach and TAT protocols from 12 clinic cases. It is suggested that "one should be able to predict relative level of inferential potential from one test to another for any given S." The authors suggest that these findings indicate that the assumption that the greater the number of tests obtained on a patient the more that is likely to be learned about him is not supported.

Kagan, Jerome; Mussen, Paul H.

doi: 10.1037/h0040938pmid: 13295426

"The purpose of this study was to relate dependency themes on the TAT to the tendency to conform to group opinion. Twenty-seven male undergraduates wrote stories to eight TAT cards and then were individually observed in the Asch conformity situation . . . . The subjects who produced TAT themes in which the hero sought help in a problem situation or was portrayed as disturbed over loss of sources of love and support yielded to the incorrect majority [in the conformity situation] more frequently than those subjects not writing these types of stories (p<.01."

Dana, Richard H.

doi: 10.1037/h0040983pmid: 13295427

Using criteria based on three aspects of test behavior "deemed sufficient for development of objective scoring systems," the approach to the situation, normality of response, and rarity of response, it was found that the use of objective TAT scores "seems to have considerable diagnostic power." The author suggests "however, objective TAT scoring to attain more than mere passive clinical recognition must yield descriptive personality data. Further research must concentrate upon this aspect of validity."