On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 WJhonson(a)aol.com wrote:
The blots aren't harmful and that was never the
argument anyway. It is not
necessary the images themselves, but rather the answer sheet that is the
problem. If I know that calling image 1 a "cockroach" means I likely to be
paranoid, than I won't say that. I'll say um.. it's a ... uh.. butterfly a
cute fuzzy baby butterfly who wants to give me a big kiss.
This is not correct. Some of the argument has to do with making the test
wiorthless for people who have seen the images and thought about them.
No one has stated that the lack of object from any
professionals was an
argument to keep them.
This is not correct either.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Rorschach_test/images#Points_of_order
As far as I know the APA has not made a statement about harm resulting from showing
these images, I am not sure about the BPS. The APA source only prohibits psychologists
from making test material available to the public. It does not mention harm or go into
motive at all, nor does it mention the Rorschach test. Beyond these important corrections,
I support this debate. Chillum 02:05, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, I amended it to say "test materials (in general)" [8]. You are
right in that we haven't been presented with any statements about Rorschach images
specifically. âxenotalk 02:08, 5 July 2009 (UTC)TC)