An analysis of the function of color in the Rorschach

Slide reproductions of a standard and an achromatic series of Rorschach plates were rated by 120 Ss on 12 bipolar adjective pairs. Four adjective pairs from each of the three major factors of meaning were used. Mean factor scores were computed for each factor, and a comparison among cards was made. The chromatic cards were rated, in general, as more positive and more active but less potent than their achromatic representations. There was a significant inverse relationship between the evaluative factor and the potency factor. No sex differences were found in the connotation of the cards. The results of this study are consistent with prior studies.