ABSTRACT
In the three quarters of a century since Rorschach initiated his research, a number of theories have been advanced that elevate facets of the response process other than perception to a central position in explanations of the test. As seen in the preceding chapters, Rorschach (1964) began his theoretical discussion of the test by arguing that it is not one of imagination as had been believed (Dearborn, 1898; Whipple, 1910). Yet he conceded that most subjects believe it to be one of imagination and, in spite of his views, authorities such as Piotrowski (1950, 1957) and E. Schachtel (1966) make a place for the concept in their theories of the test.
