The Relationship of Rorschach Whole Responses to Intelligence
- 1 September 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Projective Techniques and Personality Assessment
- Vol. 28 (3) , 255-260
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0091651x.1964.10120130
Abstract
Typical of the contradictory research with the Rorschach are the attempts to validate Whole responses as an expression of intellectual strivings. The present study investigates the relationship between Whole responses and intelligence by examining the qualitative features of Whole responses over a broad range of IQ. Five subjects were selected in each of eight ten-point WAIS IQ intervals ranging from 60–70 to 130–140. Using the Friedman qualitative scoring system it was found that only the cognitively complex and accurately perceived Whole responses had a positive significant relationship to IQ. This finding indicates the importance in research of attending to qualitative features of Rorschach responses rather than simply summing conventional scoring categories.Keywords
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