The response measures of form, movement, and color on the Rorschach are noted to be identical to the use of nouns, verbs, and adjectives in the utterances of S. Since grammatical categories are almost impossible to equate with perceptual concepts, theoretical notions which regard the Rorschach as a perceptual test are closely questioned.
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