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The Rorschach response process.

J E Exner, G Armbruster, B Mittman

    Journal of Personality Assessment
    |February 1, 1978
    PubMed
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    Under timed Rorschach testing, individuals produced more responses, with most occurring early. Schizophrenics gave fewer popular and more poor-quality answers compared to other groups.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychological assessment
    • Clinical psychology
    • Psychopathology

    Background:

    • Standard Rorschach testing involves unlimited response time.
    • Previous research has not extensively explored response quantity and quality under timed conditions across diverse diagnostic groups.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the impact of time limits on Rorschach response quantity and quality.
    • To compare response patterns between schizophrenic patients, depressive patients, and nonpatient groups.
    • To examine how patients and therapists perceive response 'best quality'.

    Main Methods:

    • Administered Rorschach inkblot test with a 60-second time limit per card to schizophrenics, depressives, and nonpatients.
    • Analyzed response quantity (R) and form quality.

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  • Assessed subject selection of 'best' answers, focusing on Popular responses and form quality.
  • Included a related study where therapists tested their own patients and other therapists' patients.

    • Main Results:

    • Timed Rorschach administration significantly increased response output across all groups, with most responses given within the first 30 seconds.
    • Form quality remained generally good, except for schizophrenic patients who produced a notable number of poor-form answers.
    • High K nonpatients and depressives selected more Popular answers, while schizophrenics selected fewer Populars and more poor-form answers.
    • Therapists tended to elicit longer and more 'revealing' protocols from their own patients.

    Conclusions:

    • Time constraints enhance Rorschach response productivity without necessarily degrading form quality for most groups.
    • Schizophrenic patients exhibit distinct response patterns, favoring poor-form and fewer Popular responses.
    • Therapist-patient dynamics may influence Rorschach protocol length and perceived interpretability.