The Effect of Color on the Production of Responses to Rorschach Cards VIII, IX, and X in Age Groups of 11-12 and 15-16 Years

The effect of color on the production of responses to the Rorschach task has been considered by investigators from 2 different positions: (a) that color has little effect on the production of responses, and (b) that color increases the number of responses. Some previous results found by the current...

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Published in:Journal of personality assessment 2014, Vol.96 (4), p.426-431
Main Authors: Silva, Danilo R., Ferreira, Ana Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescent Development - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Children
Children & youth
Color
Comparative studies
Effects
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Male
Meaning
Personality. Affectivity
Psychological tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Revisions
Rorschach Test
Rorschach Test - standards
Young adults
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Summary:The effect of color on the production of responses to the Rorschach task has been considered by investigators from 2 different positions: (a) that color has little effect on the production of responses, and (b) that color increases the number of responses. Some previous results found by the current investigators have supported the first position for the last 3 fully colored Rorschach cards (VIII, IX, and X), in children from 5 to 12 years old. Other studies of ours, however, have confirmed the second position for these same cards with a group of young adults 17 to 23 years old. As there was no increase of responses up to age 12, for this study we hypothesized a developmental effect in adolescence such that there would be an increase in the production of responses to the colored Rorschach cards at the age of 15 to 16 years, and this is what the results indicate. From a pragmatic standpoint, these results imply a revision of interpretive meaning for the Color and Affective Ratio variables in children's protocols. Our results also indicate that color cannot be regarded as a means of expression of affect at age 11 to 12 like it will be from age 15 to 16 and on.
ISSN:0022-3891
1532-7752
DOI:10.1080/00223891.2013.876426