ABSTRACT

The first practical problem encountered in this section of the research was the obtaining of a sample. The requirements were clear: young men and women between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five years who had been to Public Schools of high repute and status similar to those attended by the Rorschach subjects. The Registrars of two University Colleges were kind enough in the one case to supply names of, in the other to forward letters to, suitable subjects. Thus letters were sent to a number of ex-Public School pupils stating the aims of the research, requesting co-operation, and assuring the subjects of anonymity. When a subject replied consenting to help, the Chassell Experience Variables Record was forwarded with a note giving suggestions for its use. 1