On Quantitative Rorschach Scales

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Abstract
Two types of quantitative Rorschach scales are discussed: first, those based on the response categories of content, location, and the determinants, and second, global scales based on the S's responses to all 10 stimulus cards. Two questions were asked of the data from children, ages 7-14, reared in geographic and social isolation and their matched urban controls: "Do the two sets of scales differentiate between the two groups of children?" and "How many dimensions exist in the two sets of scales?" Five of the 22 scales based on the standard scoring categories and eight of the 15 global scales differentiate between the isolate and control groups at p < .01. Principal component analyses were used to estimate the dimensionality of each set of scales and to compare the dimensionality of the 15 global Rorschach and 11 WISC scales administered to the same Ss. Questions of the utility of statistically non-independent scales and the development of new Rorschach scales which are appropriate to the E's research interests are also discussed.