Some Old and New Directions in Rorschach Testing
- 10 June 1979
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Personality Assessment
- Vol. 43 (3) , 227-234
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa4303_1
Abstract
The perennial dispute between clinicians and researchers as to the validity of the Rorschach is discussed. It is suggested both groups are correct in that the Rorschach provides both poor psychometric data as seen by the researcher and rich idiographic data as seen by the clinician. The freedom of the Rorschach response process is viewed as largely responsible for both these situations. Some possible new directions for Rorschach usage and research are discussed which may improve on the quality of the idiographic information provided by the Rorschach test.Keywords
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