Inkblot and self-report measures of eye awareness were administered to samples of paranoid and nonparanoid schizophrenics and neurotics. The significant negative χ2 found only within the paranoid group was interpreted as supporting a pathological projection mechanism as well as previous research which has demonstrated relationships between body attitudes and preferred modes of personality defense.
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