Rorschach Response Variation as a Function of Form and Color Complexity.

Abstract

The projective hypothesis states that an observer's response to an ambiguous stimulus will reflect the press of the stimulus as it is interpreted by the observer (beta press) as well as the press of the stimulus as it exists in reality (alpha press) or as it exists independently of the observer (Murray, 1938). Further, it has been hypothesized that the beta press is more or less isomorphic with certain personality traits. By examining the responses of an observer to stimuli of varying levels of ambiguity, one may expect to gain a relatively comprehensive personality picture of him. The identification of such personality traits has been the primary task of projective techniques. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0748452

Entities

People

  • Edward G. Bleker Jr

Organizations

  • Texas Tech University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ambiguity
  • Identification
  • Observers
  • Personality

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.