Coding Cheat Handout

Question 1

What is a prop and do you code it

Answer 1

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)

Question 2

What codes are required to have

Answer 2

Location

Content code

FQ

Determinants

Question 3

Card orientation options and how you code

Answer 3

< 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

Question 4

R-Optimized

Answer 4

Promps

Pull

Question 5

Location codes options

Answer 5

W, D, Dd

Question 6

How many location codes can you give? What if there are multiple objects?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Location codes: Do you code up or code down

Answer 7

*Codes mutually exclusive, give one. Code down (Dd)

Question 8

W

Answer 8

Whole

Response uses the entire inkblot; if multiple objects are seen that use the whole inkblot, still code W

Question 9

D

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

Dd

Answer 10

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.

Question 11

Space codes (and how many can you code)

Answer 11

SR and SI

Can code both
(ex. SR and SI: mask and white eyes) VERSUS SI: mask with eye wholes)

Question 12

SR

Answer 12

White Space Reversal

Using the white space as the main image, rather than the blot; rarer than SI

Question 13

SI

Answer 13

White Space Integration

Using the white space in addition to the inked area

Question 14

Object Qualitifes

Characterize the quality of the objects

Answer 14

Sy, Vg, Pair (2)

Question 15

Are Sy and Vg mutually exclusive?

Answer 15

No can have both

Question 16

Examples of Sy and Vg

Answer 16

Both: fire on a green field, two clouds coming together

Question 17

Sy

Answer 17

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)

Question 18

Vg

Answer 18

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)

Question 19

Form quality options

Answer 19

o, u, -, n

Question 20

Is FQ required? Are they mutually exclusie?

Answer 20

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”

Question 21

o

Answer 21

Ordinary

form fit that is relatively frequent and accurate

Question 22

u

Answer 22

Unusual

form fit that is of intermediate frequency, accuracy, or both

Question 23

-

Answer 23

Minus

Form fir that is infrequent and inaccurate

Question 24

n

Answer 24

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

Question 25

3 principles of extrapolation

Answer 25

1. Systematic extrapolation from the FQ tables is preferable to independent coder judgement 2. All FQ extrapolations must share shape and spatial orientation 3. Extrapolate using the response in its entirety (if the tables are useless, ask "can I see it quickly and easily"; yes = u, no = -)

Question 26

Content codes: what are they, do you need one, are they mutually exclusive

Answer 26

* They describe "what" is seen in the card. *Code all the categories that apply but only code each category once per response * Must have content code

Question 27

H

Answer 27

Human Whole human, including realistically described religious or historical figures Also code figures described as humans but with non-human parts Ex.person, baby, fetus, Buddha, man with wings

Question 28

(H)

Answer 28

Imaginary, fictional, quasi-, or supernatural whole human Ex. ghost, giant, human-like monster, demon, fairy, God, clown, angel

Question 29

Hd

Answer 29

Human detail, for an incomplete human form but not those percepts better captured as Anatomy Ex. face, head, leg, mustache

Question 30

(Hd)

Answer 30

Imaginary or fictional human detail Ex. face of the devil, angel's wings, human-like mask, carved pumpkin face/jack-o-lantern

Question 31

A

Answer 31

Whole Animal butterfly, elephant, bat, insect, pterodactyl, amoeba, a bat with hands

Question 32

(A)

Answer 32

Imaginary, fictional, or cartoon whole animal Ex unicorn, King Kong, Nemo, teddy bear, dragon, animal-like monsters

Question 33

(Ad)

Answer 33

(Ad) Imaginary or fictional animal detail Ex. wings of a dragon, animal mask

Question 34

An

Answer 34

Anatomy, for internal body parts and structures that are not visible from the outside; Also for perceptions of anatomy from medical imaging devices, including MRI, PET scan, X-ray, or ultrasound technology; Internal human or animal body parts that are coded An are not also coded Hd or Ad unless external body parts are also included Ex. pelvis bone, intestines, brain cross-section, lungs, cells, cross section of an organ

Question 35

Art

Answer 35

Art, for objects of art or for objects that are, or described as being decorative or ornamental Ex. paintings, crest, jewelry, ceremonial feathers, a fancy and delicate table

Question 36

Ay

Answer 36

Anthropology, for references to a specific historical or cultural context Ex. Indian arrowhead, Napoleon’s hat, Mongolian yurt, totem pole

Question 37

Bl

Answer 37

Blood

Question 38

Cg

Answer 38

Clothing bowtie, dress, boots, hat

Question 39

Ex

Answer 39

Explosion Ex. bomb blast, volcanic eruption, fireworks

Question 40

Fi

Answer 40

Fire Flames, embers, hot lava, smoke

Question 41

Sx

Answer 41

Sexual organs Penis, vagina, see-through dress

Question 42

NC

Answer 42

objects and contents that are not classified in other categories, including abstractions like depression and sensory experiences Ex. cloud, landscape, lamp

Question 43

Popular

Answer 43

Look in books, mark P if popular

Question 44

Determinants -- and are they required

Answer 44

How are you seeing it that way

Question 45

Determinants -- Movement

Answer 45

Movement has to be in the moment, not past Can;t be positional (ex. looking at eacother), has to have TENSION

Question 46

M

Answer 46

Human Movement human activity, experience, sensation, and emotion; any experience, activity, or motion that is distinctly human f Ex. fighting, talking, resting, standing, dreaming, feeling sad, thinking, holding his arms up; bears playing cards

Question 47

FM

Answer 47

Animal Movement animal activity and experience; animal in motion NOT an animal doing a human movement (not a bear doing the jig) Ex. bears climbing, fish swimming, a snake stretching, an angry wolf growling, a happy dog wagging its tail

Question 48

m

Answer 48

Inanimate Movement mechanical or inorganic movement, including natural forces Ex. a picture hanging, a rock falling, bleeding, a rocket firing, a hide being stretched, hair sticking up

Question 49

Type of movement

Answer 49

Active (anything more active than talking) - Ex. explosion, fighting, spinning, a person lifting a heavy weight, bird flying; two people sitting at a table debating politics Passive: - talking, sitting, resting, gliding, a soft breeze, murmur Both active and passive: a-p - multiple objects, some move, and some don't - Ex. one person looking on as this person dances

Question 50

FC

Answer 50

Form Color color contributes to a response, but form is dominant Ex, an inverted carrot, it's long and tapered with the orange

Question 51

CF

Answer 51

Color Form form contributes to a response, but color is dominant Ex. an orange carrot, it'ss the right color and it's kinda shaped like one

Question 52

C

Answer 52

color determines a response without form playing a part it's like abstract art that represents the taste of a carrot, just an orange color

Question 53

C'

Answer 53

Achromatic Color black, grey, or white color of the ink contributes to the response Ex. a white ghost, a grey bug, an eclipse b/c the sun is black with a white edge

Question 54

Color -- what if multiple objects?

Answer 54

*only one chromatic code, code the least form dominant*

Question 55

Shading -- how communicated

Answer 55

Shading com. by touch or verbal.

Question 56

Shading -- how many can you code

Answer 56

*can code multiple

Question 57

Does shading for countor count

Answer 57

*shading to contour doesn’t count

Question 58

T

Answer 58

Texture light and dark ink gradations contribute to a response and contribute to a tactile quality Ex. a soft blanket, a furry pelt

Question 59

V

Answer 59

Vista light and dark ink gradations contribute to a response and contribute to a perception of depth or dimensionality Ex. a canyon in the darkness there, the shading makes it look like you are seeing through a fog

Question 60

Y

Answer 60

Diffuse Shading light and dark ink gradations contribute to a response but do not contribute to a tactile impression or sense of depth Ex. an X-ray because of the different shades of gray

Question 61

Shading: V vs Y vs T