Week 3 Flashcards
4 Principles of Administration
- follow standardized procedure (same stimuli for everyone)
- the examiner is non-directive (let the client lead)
- Capture the clients performance accurately (write down all that is said by the client and you)
- Focus on what the client sees and how they see it (solve the problems the inkblot presents)
Materials
10 cards
2 location sheets
plenty of paper
two pens
clipboard
Preparation
have at least an hour to test
quiet area with no distractions
establish rapport
ask what they know about the Rorschach (investigate their knowledge, clarify any misunderstandings, “I want you to tell me what they look like to you”
Move to side-by-side seating, slightly behind
have the cards face down in order with card I at top
Possible coaching or motivated distortion
Ask directly about preparation
if so, decide whether to proceed
if proceed, ask client if willing to be honest and spontaneous
Be familiar with public availability of materials
2 phases
Response phase (what might this be)
Clarification phase (carefully worded questions to resolve coding ambiguities)
Administration Issues
what might this be –> then quiet
keep location sheets out of sight (but don’t be secretive)
Administration requires energy and focus
what not to do:
avoid saying:
ambiguous
unstructured
“there is no right or wrong answer”
“most people can/should say/do something”
don’t mislead the client into thinking that imagination or creativity is being tested
Can I turn it? Should I use the whole thing?
“its up to you”
How are they made?
briefly explain and move on
Does everybody look at different ones?
No, it is a standard set; everyone gets the same one”
what does it mean? is there a right answer?
Let’s discuss that once the testing is completed
do you see it?
response phase: let’s come back to that after we go through the cards
Clarification phase: yes i see it. (or) No, not yet?
Prompt: first 2-3 cards
“what might this be”
Prompt: if only 1 response
try to see two things possibly three
when to pull
after 4 responses
Card rejections
don’t accept
“take your time, there is no hurry.”
“look some more to see something else too”
“you can do it”
if 15 of fewer responses
“thats fine, however we need a few more responses for the test for the test to be helpful. so lets go through the cards again. take your time when looking at them and see what other things you can come up with”
start with card 1 and say: “what else might this be”
do not use extra prompts
not necessary to get a response on each card
do not present a card on which they already gave 4 responses
once there are 4 pull the card!
add additional responses to the protocol and in the clarification phase clarify card by card (integrating the supplementary responses with each card)
Phase 2: Clarification phase
used only to resolve scoring uncertainties (location, determinants)
clarify key words or phrases (pretty, ugly, rotten, wild, mysterious, back there)
focus the questions to resolve coding dilemmas
write down everything said as best you can
how to ask in clarification phase:
verbatim
should include 1-2 questions
be directive as possible to minimize danger of influencing client’s answers
location clarification is rarely needed (no need to be overly precise)
are clarification questions always needed
no
if you have enough information to score response phase
visual language in the clarification phase
use “looks” “see”
rather than “suggests”
ex: what makes it look mean
how to vary language so we dont set a problem-solving set:
“what makes it look like”
“help me see the”
“what gives it the look of”
“you said it was a dark stain”
“a deep valley”
when responses are confusing…
“I’m not sure how you see it”
clarifying when an ambiguous verbalization is one or two responses
repeat back the response and often the client will spontaneously clarify the question in your mind
if client reported 2 things, read the first and see if they clarify by including the second
If still not clarified, you may need to ask directly, “was that one or two answers”
