In a message dated 8/24/2009 12:29:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time, arromdee@rahul.net writes:
The problem with this argument is that it assumes that the blots aren't harmful. After all, if the blots really are harmful, and posting them really is unethical, then complaining about that should be legitimate.
Besides, in this case, the lack of objection from any professionals was used as an argument for keeping the blots (although with moving goalposts). Well, if the charges stick, you might not be able to do that any more...>>
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.
No one has stated that the lack of object from any professionals was an argument to keep them. Any wikiPoodle knows that you never have universal consent on anything. Rather the argument was, that relatively few have objected, and it seems we see that here as well. He posts the images and *two* psychologists complain? Two? In all of Saskatchewan?
And at any rate, they've already been mirrored to three dozen sites by now, so the entire thing is moot.
Will Johnson
On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 WJhonson@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)