PSYCHOMETRIC DEFINITION OF RORSCHACH DETERMINANT COMPONENT STRUCTURE

This is an empirical examination of Experienced Stimulation (es) and E xperience Actual (EA) From Exner's Comprehensive System (CS) For Rorsc hach's Test, spurred by Kleiger's theoretical critique. Principal comp onents analysis, Cronbach's alpha, and inter-item correlational analys es were used to test whether 13 determinants used to code Rorschach re sponses (M, FM, m, CF+C, YF+Y, C'F+C', TF+T, VF+V, FC, FC', FV, FY, FT ) are best represented as a one, two, or more-dimensional construct. T he 13 determinants appear to reflect three dimensions, a ''lower order '' sensori-motor dimension (m + CF+C + YF+Y + C'F+C' + TF+T + VF+V) wi th a suggested label of Modified Experienced Stimulation (MES), a ''hi gher order'' sensori-motor dimension (FM + FV + FY + FT) with a sugges ted label of Modified Experience Potential (MEP), and a third sensori- motor dimension (M+FC+FC') for which the label of Modified Experience Actual (MEA) is suggested. These findings are consistent with Kleiger' s arguments and could lead to a refinement of CS constructs by aggrega ting determinants along lines more theoretically congruous and more in ternally consistent. A RA-MONA model with parameters specified was pre sented For replication attempts which use confirmatory factor analytic techniques.