The Validity of the Holtzman Inkblot Technique: New Indices.

James Dawe,Marco Lauriola,Falk Leichsenring,Lina Pezzuti,Raymond C Hawkins Ii

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.621669

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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.621669

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Objective: The present study examines the validity of 11 new Holtzman Inkblot Technique indices. These were chosen from Exner’s Comprehensive System (RCS) indices using two criteria: first, they had to be valid according to meta-analysis, and second, they must be computed using the HIT standard scoring system.Methods: Both techniques were administrated with a retest interval from 1 to 7days to a sample of 139 subjects (63 males and 76 females) from the general population. The validity of the new indices was studied through Pearson correlation (r) with the corresponding RCS indices.Results: Nine of the 11 new indices (R-HIT, F%-HIT, M-HIT, m-HIT, C'-HIT, Blends-HIT, PureH-HIT, DQ+HIT, and X-%-HIT) showed significant correlations with Rorschach scales, confirming our hypotheses. The correlation ranged from a minimum of 0.144 to a maximum of 0.414.Conclusions: The results provide support for the validity of the new HIT indices and have important implications for both clinical and research fields.

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During the development of the Holtzman Inkblot Technique (HIT), Holtzman et al (1961) created 22 new scoring variables from the Rorschach’s literature
The rationale was that psychologists who were more familiar with the Rorschach could obtain most of its base variables from the HIT
The Rorschach determinant Chromatic Color is traditionally divided into three categories according to the balance between two characteristics of the blots, form and chromatic color, in determining the percept: Form-Color (FC), where the form features of the blot primary and the color is of second importance; Color-Form (CF), where color is the main determinant and form is of secondary importance; and pure Color response (C), where no form is involved (Exner, 2003)

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During the development of the Holtzman Inkblot Technique (HIT), Holtzman et al (1961) created 22 new scoring variables from the Rorschach’s literature. The rationale was that psychologists who were more familiar with the Rorschach could obtain most of its base variables from the HIT. The Rorschach determinant Chromatic Color is traditionally divided into three categories according to the balance between two characteristics of the blots, form and chromatic color, in determining the percept: Form-Color (FC), where the form features of the blot primary and the color is of second importance; Color-Form (CF), where color is the main determinant and form is of secondary importance; and pure Color response (C), where no form is involved (Exner, 2003). There is no distinction between chromatic and achromatic color. In the HIT, the three distinct categories are transformed into three scores (FC = 1, CF = 2, and C = 3) and summed to create the total score for the variable Color (C).

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