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A percept‐genetic study of some defence mechanisms in the PN‐test
Author(s) -
KLINE PAUL,
COOPER COLIN
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1977.tb00269.x
Subject(s) - percept , psychology , test (biology) , cognitive psychology , social psychology , neuroscience , perception , biology , paleontology
.— Two hypotheses, namely that percept‐genetic analysis can reveal mechanisms of defence (Kragh & Smith, 1970) and that defence mechanisms can be seen in the responses to the Patte Noire Test (Corman, 1966) were put to experimental verification. Card 14, the oral card of the PN‐test, together with other stimuli were presented to 9 subjects for percept‐genetic analysis of the responses. Evidence is presented demonstrating clear defence mechanisms, supporting the validity of percept‐genetic theory and this part of the PN‐test.