Projection across Sensory Modalities

Abstract

A 30 item visual- tactual projective technique capable of being scored in either multiple or free choice fashion was designed. By controlling for location, using perceptual rather than content variables, and pre-testing the items to eliminate non discriminators, previous objections to objectively scored projective tests were taken into account. The use of F-tests for between treatments and between subjects effects for four independent variables (Form, Movement, Texture, Vista) across sensory modalities revealed that Ss showed the greatest consistency in internal selective factors when Form or Movement was the determinant. Texture effects were significant between treatments but not between subjects suggesting that visual and tactile Texture responses are separate independent dimensions and hence inferences about Texture are modality specific. Vista behavior appeared to be a non discriminator. In general these findings were obtained regardless of the experimental procedure utilized (Multiple Choice with equivalent sets, Multiple Choice with parallel sets. Free Choice with self scoring, Free Choice with expert scoring). However, two correlations were lower in the self scored Free Choice version. This attenuation was thought due to the S's unreliability in scoring their own responses and to the lack of perfect comparability of selectivity factors in multiple choice versus elicitation factors in free choice.