Factor Analysis of Objective Ink Blot Test Scores

Abstract

A multiple-choice ink blot test was devised, consisting of 150 blots with 5 choices per blot. The test was given to 202 undergraduates. Responses were scored on 21 keys representing most common Rorschach response categories. Scores for all scales were correlated and the resulting matrix factor analyzed and rotated to approximate simple structure. Five rotated factors had appreciable loadings: I, “Failure,” II, “ M;” IV, “Evasion” (defined by the choice of “something else” as a response versus surface shading); V, “Anxiety” (defined by inanimate movement and diffusion); and VII, “Body Concern” (defined by anatomy, FM, and FC).