Psychology's long controversy regarding the Rorschach inkblot technique was apparently settled in 1974 with the publication of The Rorschach A Comprehensive System (TRACS, Exner, 1974) That volume, with its subsequent extensions and revisions (Exner, 1978, 1986, 1991, 1993, Exner & Weiner, 1982, 1994), seemed to establish the Rorschach on a solid foundation of empirical research The Comprehensive System for the Rorschach as set forth in TRACS is now widely applied in clinical and forensic settings
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