Coding Cheat Handout Flashcards
What is a prop and do you code it
Props are not coded. A prop provides rationale for a response but is not seen in the blot. Ex. the amoeba looks big because you are looking through a microscope (don’t code microscope)
What codes are required to have
Location
Content code
FQ
Determinants
Card orientation options and how you code
< card is interpreted turned to the left
> card is interpreted turned to the right
V card is interpreted turned upside down
@ card is rotated around before responding, but response was given in the upright position
R-Optimized
Promps
Pull
Location codes options
W, D, Dd
How many location codes can you give? What if there are multiple objects?
1!
If there are multiple objects used that do not together form a W, list all the location codes that appl (both the D5 and D6 areas are used in a response, code D and “5,6”)
- 2,3: crab holding a leaf VERSUS 2+4: crab and his claw
Location codes: Do you code up or code down
*Codes mutually exclusive, give one. Code down (Dd)
W
Whole
Response uses the entire inkblot; if multiple objects are seen that use the whole inkblot, still code W
D
Common Detail Area
Response uses frequently used details; if multiple objects are seen that do not use the whole, but come from 2+ D areas, code D and then list the numbered areas, separated by a comma. Code D for symmetrically paired objects. Numbered 1-15.
Dd
Uncommon Detail Area
Response uses infrequently used details; Dd99 is given if response doesn’t fit into any D or Dd area. Numbered 21-35.
Space codes (and how many can you code)
SR and SI
Can code both
(ex. SR and SI: mask and white eyes) VERSUS SI: mask with eye wholes)
SR
White Space Reversal
Using the white space as the main image, rather than the blot; rarer than SI
SI
White Space Integration
Using the white space in addition to the inked area
Object Qualitifes
Characterize the quality of the objects
Sy, Vg, Pair (2)
Are Sy and Vg mutually exclusive?
No can have both
Examples of Sy and Vg
Both: fire on a green field, two clouds coming together
Sy
Synthesis
distinct and separate objects in a relationship; requires 2+ objects and interaction
two people looking at e/o, a bear climbing a mountain, dogs touching noses, touching, person casting shadow. (NOT underwater scene…there’s fish, rocks, plants)
Vg
Vauge
objects with a vague or indistinct outline or boundary; objects that do not have a specific form and the respondent does not communicate any particular form
Ex. blood, water, clouds (NOT when vg associated with form, like fire on tree)
Form quality options
o, u, -, n
Is FQ required? Are they mutually exclusie?
Yes, required
Mutually exclusive, only code one (When multiple objects are included and they are important to a response, the examiner should “code down.” E.g., if one of the objects would be coded o and the other u, the correct FQ coding for the response would be “u”
o
Ordinary
form fit that is relatively frequent and accurate
u
Unusual
form fit that is of intermediate frequency, accuracy, or both
-
Minus
Form fir that is infrequent and inaccurate
n
None
response does not contain an object with a definitive form or outline; impressions based on the color or shading of the ink (common with Vg)
Ex. coal, it’s just black and there’s no particular shape; blood, it’s all red there, shape doesn’t matter; a party, excitement, all the colors and movement all over; just some hunk of fur; some kind of greenish ooze