The Relation between Performance on Certain Semi-Projective Tests and Adjustment to High School

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by  Virginia Muller

Loyola University Chicago
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Dissertations Theses and Dissertations
1961
The Relation between Performance on Certain
Semi-Projective Tests and Adjustment to High
School
Virginia Muller
Loyola University Chicago
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Copyright © 1961 Virginia Muller
THB ilLAfION BJ.'l"WEII PlRI'OlDfAIOlt OJ amAIN
SIMI-'ROJli:CflVl TIS!S AID ~
1'0 BI(II SCHOOL
A Thesis Su'bm1tted to the r.eul1;,y of t.he Q:raduate School
of 101014 TJn1Teftltr in fartiallult1ll.ment of
the Baqu1rements tor the .Desree of
Ibotor of ldaeatloD
1961
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Virginia Muller was born to C. M. Long a.nd Carrie Bramblett Long in
Saverton, Mlssouri, J'ul¥ 13, 1911.
She was graduated fl'Ol1l West W.,.ette H1~ School, 'W. Lafqette, Indiana,
June 1929, aDd tram Purdue Universit,y', June 1933. The following lear she
received. her M.S. in PSlohology and lducaUon trom Purdue Unlversit,.
From 1934 to 1958 the author taught nursery sehool, married Ernest R.
Muller, welcomed Viana. and Richard into the tam!13, took gradus.te courses at
Columbia aDd Purdue Universities, served as psychologist tor the Chioago Board
of Education, and bepn her graduate studies at Loyola Universitl in June
1958.
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ACKNOWLEOOEMENTS.
Very special thanks are due to countless students and their teachers
in both parochial and public schools for their patience and their courtesy
in giving cooperation in what IflIJ.y havd seamed to be a useless task.
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lase
Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
I. DTRODUCTIOJ AND PURPOSE ... ... ... 1
.Ancient ideas ooaoer.u1Jlg \ha qttami08 of human behaTior
Development of projeotive teo.hn1ques-Purpose of developing
i. tool for olase use 18 hia'h school.
II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATUD • • • • • • • • • • .; • • • • • • • • 7
Earll ideas aboat vlsioA-Meohan1aUo VB. idealistic
interpret;at.1.ona-Pereeption beoomes an issu.e-Modern
theories of vision and pereeption-Pel'!'eption influenced
by the subJect-iesearah studies that 'Sh.ov the relation
ship between perception od behavior.
III. EXPIBIMElr.t'AL ~IaB ...... • ... • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • 36
Edward • s case 7 tTpe problea-Io.npurautne methods
l18ed-The null hypothesis-Methods used to anal,rae the
data.
IV. PROCEDt.JJiES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • •
The Bender-Gestalt Test, adlllin1stration, the sorting
method ot sooring--The Draw A Person Test, administra
tion, categories tor sooring--D.A.'1'. used to evaluate
atudents--Discipline records oategorized--Teaaherts
ratiDls analysed.
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RESULts AND DISOUSSION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 52
M.jus'timent to high school pred1eted.--ReasQ%1s tor non
adjust.m.ent anal,yaed-L1aitatiotts of the 'ksts.
VI. SUMMAR.Y AND IMPLICATIONS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 85
Us~ of projectift tests in the olassroOJD.o-lJJd.tatloll8-
other possible uses-Further needed.
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APPENDIX I EX.AMPLES OF SCORING GAfIOORIES OF THE
BiN'DERr-GEST ALT TEST • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 95
APPENDIX II EXAMPW OF SCORING CATlOO-ORIES OF THE
.DRAW A PEBSCIf TEST • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 104
APPENDIX III DISTRIBUTIOI~ OF STUDEI~S IN FOUR SCHOOLS • • • • • • • • 115
APPENDIX IV BI.AMPLIS OF PERSONALlTI FACTORS REr1'&O'1'&O
IN STUDENTS t DRAWINGS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 120
APPENDIX V ENGLEHART'S ADAPTATION Ol EBEL'S METHOD OF
ISTIHATDG THE RELIABILI'l'I CF .RArDGS • • • • • • • • • 128
Table Page
I. MAYOrS snmOLISH FOR R X S COITDGRlfCY TABLE • • • • • • • • • •
II. ILLUS1.'R.U'm 5 X 5 COITDGIICI fABLE usm MAYO'S MODEL • • • •
III. COftDGmCI TABU FOR BENDEIl-GIS!ALT TEST AID
DIFFEllEftIAL mrruDE TESTS •••••••• • • • • • • • • • 70
IV. COlffINGDCI TABLE FOR BENDD-GESTALT TES'!' AND
ftUllllllT'S GRAD1!:S • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 71
V. OOBTDGElaI TABU FOR BENDEB.-G.U,ULT TEST AND
TEACHERS' RA1'INGS ••••• • • • • : • • • • • • • • • • • • 72
VI. COlft'INGDCI TABLE FOR BENDE&-GISTALT TEST AND
scom ••••• • • • • • •
DISClPL.1JtE • • • • • • • • • • • 73
VII. COftIlClDCI TABLE FOR DRAW A PERSON TEST
AND DInEREBTIAL APTrI'tIDE TEST ••••• • • • • • • • • • * • 74
VIII. CONTIlfGDCI TABLE FOR DRAW A PRISON TEST
AID ST'lJI£'NTS' GRADES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 75
IX. COftDJG.aOI TABLE rOR DRAW A PEBSOI TEST
AID TEACHERS' RAT mas • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 76
L COO:nnuCY TABLE FOR DRAW A PERSON TEST
AID DISCIPLm SCORES ••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
II. COft.IJG.DCY TABLI FOR BEWDD-GESTALT TEST
AID ImA.'W A PERSOI TEST • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 78
XII. CO!f.rINGDOY TABLE fOR S'l'UDE1ft'S ADJU'STED TO SCHOOL
AND BEI.ID-Q1S'l'A tT TES'.f •••••••••••• • • • • • • • 79
IIII. OOBf.DTGENCI TABLH: FOR S'lUDElIrfS ADJUSTED TO SCHOOL
AID DRAW A PEBBOI TiST • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 80
ID. COITDGDCI TABLE FOR TEAamms' MrDlGS OF STUDENTS
AID STtJl).EJTS t GJlA.DES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 81
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ANALYSIS OF VARUNCE ES'l'IHATES OF RELIAB~ITY
ClI'.RA2:~ ••••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 82
XVI. ENGL.mAllf'S ADAPTATION OF DEL'S MiTHOD (Ji' ESTIMATING
THE RELIABILITY OF RATINGS ••••••••••••• • • • • • 128
LIST OF FIGURES
Figu,nt Appendix Page
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1. CATEGORY 5 BENDER-GEST ALT TEST .. I 95
2. CATEGORY 4 BDDER-GESTALT TEST • • • • • • • • • • • • I 96
j. CA1'mou j BEN.IlD-GIS'r.ALT TIft ·• .• .• • .• .• .• .• .• .• .• .• I '11
4. CAtmotlY 2 BIiDD-GES'lALT TEST .. I 9S
S. CATlIGOn 2 BEiDER-GESTAt'l' TEST • • • • • • • • • • • • I 99
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6. CATEGORY.' 2 BD.DEB-GES1' ALT TEST I 100
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7. CATJ'l1OllY 1 BDIBR-GESTALT TEB.r I 101
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8. CATIllOlY 1 BDJBR...GESTALT TEST I 102
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9. CATEGORY 1 BENDER-GISTALT TEST .. I 103
10. CATmORY 5 DRAW A PERSON TEST • • • • • • • • • • • • • II 104
li. CATEGORY 4 DRAW A PUSON TEST • • • •• • • • • • • • • II 105
12. • • • •• • • • • • • •• II 106
13. CATEGORY 2 IlRAW A PERSON TEST • • • • • • • • • • • • • II lCYI
14. CATPDOItY: 2 DRAW A PERSON TEST • • • • • • • • • • • • • U 108
15. CATEGORY 2 DRAW A PEDSON TEST • • • • • • • • • • • • • II 109
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16. CATEGORY 2 DRAW A peON TEST • • • • • • • • • • • • • II
17. CATEGORY 1 DRAW A PEBBON TEST • • ••• • • • • • • • • II ill
18. CATlIWRI 1 DRAW A PERSON TEST • • ••• • • • • • • • • II ill
19. CATEGORY 1 DRAW A PERBON TEST • • • • • • • • • • • • • II 113
20. CATEGORI 1 DRAW A PERSON TEST • • • • • • • • • • • • • II 114
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22. DISTRIBUTION OF SEX OF STUllEftS .. • • · • • • • • • • III ll6
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2.3. DISTRIBUTION OF BENDER-GES'I'AL'T PRO'l'OCOLS
BY CJiTEGORIES • • e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • III 117
24. DISTRIBUTION OF PROTOCOLS BY CATIDORIES • • • • • • • • III U8
25. DISTRIBUTION OF' STUDENE WHO DREW OPPOSITE SEX • • • • • III 119
27. EXA.MPL.IS OF DBA WINGS SHOWING FACTORS RELA.'l'ED TO
SCHOOL A.DJ'USTMDr OVER AGGRESSIVENESS. • • • • • • • IV 120
28. ACCEPTAlfCE CJI sm.r AND OWN SEX IOLE • • • • • • • • • • IV 121
29. LACK OF POSITIVE SEX IDENTIFICATION • • • • • • • • • • IV 122
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30. A parAXO MAN • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12.3
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31. EXCESSIVE SHADING • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • IV l24
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.32. .AN Dt4ATURE FIGURE • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • IV 125
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3.3. A "HarRING" FIGURE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • If 126
.34. A COMPLICATED EXAMPLE • • • • • • .. • .. • • • • • • • • IV 127