SCORING OF RORSCHACH INKBLOT TEST

1. To score a Rorschach protocol you would need Rorschach

Plates, response sheet, location chart and test manual.
Most of the scoring can be done through this manual. If
you wish to follow other methods like Beck, Exner, Klopfer
& Kelly; then you would need their manual.
2. The scoring is done response to response in a row. That is,
complete the scoring of response no. 1 and then move to
next response.
3. The scoring of the protocol begins with response no.1 on
the first card and proceeds to other responses and cards
until the completion of last response to card no. X.
4. Two types of scoring is done for every Rorschach protocol
– Quantitative and Qualitative.
5. For quantitative scoring there should be at least 15
scorable responses in a protocol. In any case there should
not be less than 10 responses to score the protocol
quantitatively.
6. For a protocol having less than 10 responses, only
qualitative analysis is done. The summary for quantitative
variables may be skipped.
Quantitative Scoring: Quantitative scoring is done for following
variables:
a. Blot Area
b. Object Attributes:
i. Shape
ii. Human Action
iii. Chromatic Color
iv. Achromatic Color
v. Tactile Response
vi. 3 Dimensional Response
c. Object Category
d. Most Frequent Response
The Concept of Blot Area: It is the area of an inkblot extracted
by a subject to produce a response. This area corresponds to the
tracings done by you on the location chart for the responses
produced by the subject. The examples of blot area are given in
following tracing:
In this inkblot, tracing is done for three responses labeled by
their respective numbers from 1-3. This depiction indicates that
three scorable responses were produced on this inkblot on three
separate locations.
There are two possibilities for extracting a blot area to produce a
response. (i) either the subject will select the entire blot (ii) or
part of the blot. If entire blot area is selected then we call it as
Total Blot Area. If only part is selected then we call it as Part Blot
Area. This is illustrated in following figure:

Total Blot Area Part Blot Area

Break up of Part Blot Area:

1. Part Blot Area can further be broken into two types. (a)
Common Blot Area, and (b) Uncommon Blot Area.
2. Common Blot Area: The Part Blot Area which is
commonly selected by the subjects is called Common Blot
Area. Such areas are easy to perceive and attract
immediate attention of the subjects. (Caution: It is a
mistake to consider larger Part Blot Area as the Common
Blot Area. Size is not the decisive factor for Common Blot
Area. It is the frequency with which it is selected for
responding on the inkblots. It may also be called as
Frequently Seen Part Blot Area). The examples of
 Common Blot Area are given in following inkblots.
Common Blot Area is indicated by red tracing. Notice that
even a tiny area also constitutes the Common Blot Area.
Refer to corresponding Rorschach Test Plate while
examining the blot areas.

3. Uncommon Blot Area: The Part Blot Area which is

uncommonly selected by the subjects is called Uncommon
Blot Area. Such areas are not easy to perceive and attract
less attention of the subjects. (Caution: It is a mistake to
consider Smaller Part Blot Area as the Uncommon Blot
Area. Size is not the decisive factor for Uncommon Blot
Area. It is the frequency with which it is selected for
responding on the inkblots. It may also be called as
Infrequently Seen Part Blot Area). The examples of
Uncommon Blot Areas are given in following inkblots.
Uncommon Blot Areas are indicated by red tracing. Notice
that even a larger area also constitutes the Uncommon
Blot Area.
 Exercises in Part Blot Area: Identify the part blot areas in
following inkblots. You have two options to name (a) Common
Blot Area (b) Uncommon Blot Area. While identifying the part
blot areas, refer to traced part in the Rorschach Plates.
Remember that Common Blot Areas are easy to perceive and
attracts immediate attention of the subjects.

Plate-VII Plate-VIII

K Plate-VII Plate-VIII
ey

Common Blot Area Response No. 1 & Response No.

2 1

Uncommon Blot Response No. 3 Response No.

Area 2

Guidelines to Resolve Part Blot Area Issues:

1. The Part Blot Areas are determined statistically.

2. Whether a particular part blot area is a Common Blot
Area is not an arbitrary decision. A Rorschach examiner
does not have liberty to label any area as Common Blot
Area.
3. Complete list of Common Blot Areas and Uncommon Blot
Areas is available in Beck et al. (1961). A list of Blot Areas
is also presented in this manual.
 4. Remember that if any part blot area is not listed in Beck‟s
manual then it is designated as Uncommon Blot Area. It
should not be scored as Common Blot Area even if it
appears to you to be easily perceptible.
Scoring Symbols for Blot Areas:
1. While preparing summary of the Rorschach scoring you
will be required to use symbols. Every quantitative
scoring has its own symbol.
2. Total Blot Area is also known as Whole and its symbol is W.
3. Common Blot Area is also known as Obvious Detail, Major
Detail. The Symbol for Common Blot Area is D.
4. The Uncommon Blot Area is also known as Minor Detail,
Rare Detail. The Symbol for Uncommon Blot Area is Dd.
The Concept of White Background Area:
1. Recall that inkblots are prepared by throwing ink on white
paper. All ink portions constitute the inkblot. This inkblot
is the figure against white background of the paper. This
white background may lie beyond the contours of inkblot
and also inside the inkblot.
2. All white background irrespective of its location outside or
inside the inkblot, is called White Background Area.
3. Examples of White Background Area: The tracings in
following figure represent the White Background Area.

White Background Area

4. While responding on the Rorschach plates a subject
may respond exclusively to inkblot, White Background
Area or combine the inkblot and white background
area.
5. The extractions of these three possibilities are depicted in
following figures:
a. Only Inkblot
b. Inkblot + White Background Area
c. Only White Background Area

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bac
Only Inkblot kgr
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Ink d
blot Are
+ a
Whi
Only White Background Area
6. Whatever is the nature of White Background Area, it
remains the same for the purposes of scoring.
7. There are some „only white background areas‟ that
are commonly extracted by the subjects. Also there are a
few
„only white background areas‟ that are
uncommonly extracted by the subjects for
responding.
8. The symbol for White Background Area is S, derived from
the white space.
9. Remember that White Background Area (S) is never
scored as standalone. It is an addition and hence suffixed
to Total Blot Area, Common Blot Area or Uncommon Blot
Area, whatever is the case.
10. The possible scoring for white background area is as under:
a. Total Blot Area + White Background Area = Ws
b. Common Blot Area + White Background Area (or only
Common White Background Area) = Ds
c. Uncommon Blot Area + White Background Area (or
only uncommon white background area) = Dds.
11. It is not recommended to prefix the white background
area symbol to the Blot Area Symbols e.g. sW, sD, sDd.
12. The examples of White Background Area scoring is
provided in following figures:

Only White
Total Blot Area + White Background Area =
Background Area = Ws Ds

Common Blot
Area + White
Background Area
= Ds
Only Uncommon
White Background
Area= Dds
13. All possible scoring for Blot Areas, thus would be as under:
a. Total Blot Area = (W)
b. Common Blot Area = (D)
c. Uncommon Blot Area = (Dd)
d. Total Blot Area + White Background Area = (Ws)
e. Common Blot Area + White Background Area (or
Select White Background Areas only) = Ds
f. Uncommon Blot Area + White Background Area
(or select White Background Areas only) = Dds
14. A response will carry only one scoring for Blot Area. This
scoring is entered in the response sheet in the column
designated as L (Location). For example, a subject
responded as Butterfly to Total Blot Area of Plate-I, then
enter W in the L column in the same row in which
response is entered in the response sheet.
15. Cut off W is never scored in this system.

The Concept of Perceived Object Attributes:

1. A Rorschach examiner has to be adept in deciphering

attributes of a perceived object.
2. An object attribute is the characteristics of the perceived
object which is revealed by the language of the subject in
response and enquiry combined together. Remember, an
attribute has to be perceived for the object on the inkblots
for accurate scoring. If an attribute is not perceived on
the inkblots then that attribute is not scored. For example,
bats are black by nature. If a subject‟s language does not
indicate that this blackness is being perceived on the blot,
the attribute of blackness is not scored.
3. Response attribute is otherwise known as determinant.
4. At times more than one object attribute may be present in
a single response. Every object attribute present should
be scored.
Explanations of Various Object Attributes:
Object Attribute – Shape: This object attribute is
encountered most frequently. When a subject qualifies a
perceived object by its parts, size, structure and shape,
then this attribute is scored. Also if no other object
attribute is evident, then the attribute of shape is scored.
The symbol for shape is F derived from Form. The
examples are provided below:

Response-1: Human Face

Enquiry: Looks like a face, here is the forehead, eyes,
mouth, chin
Comment: Only parts of the face have been mentioned.
Hence the attribute is Shape.

Response-1: Mice
Enquiry: Looks like a mice. Legs, face, tail
Comment: Only parts of mice have been mentioned.
Hence, the attribute is Shape.
The Concept of Shape Appropriateness:
1. Shape appropriateness is determined for each and
every response attribute.
2. In shape appropriateness, it is judged if shape of the
perceived object resembles the contours of the
extracted blot area.
3. If a perceived object match with the contours of the
extracted blot area then it is to be scored as Shape
Appropriate.
4. If a perceived object does not matches with the shape
of the blot area, it is scored as Shape Inappropriate.
5. The scoring for Shape Appropriate response is the + sign
6. The scoring for shape inappropriate responses is the –
sign.
Examples of Shape Appropriate Objects:

Response-1: Bat
Comment: The perceived object-Bat
matches/resembles with the shape of the Total Blot Area
selected for this response. Hence, the scoring will be
Shape Appropriate.

Response-1: Human Face

Comment: The extracted part blot area for response-1
resembles the shape of human face, hence the scoring will
be Shape Appropriate.
Response-2: Thumb
Comment: The extracted part blot area for response-2
matches with the shape of thumb, hence it shall be scored
as Shape Appropriate.
 Examples of Shape Inappropriate Objects:

Response-1: Two Ladies

Comment: The extracted blot area does not match with
human figures; hence it shall be scored as Shape
Inappropriate Response.

Response-3: Monkey
Comment: The part blot area extracted for Response-3
(monkey) does not match with the shape of a monkey,
hence it shall be scored as Shape Inappropriate Response.
7. If a perceived object is shape appropriate then just add a
plus sign after the scoring of response attribute
8. If a perceived object is shape inappropriate then just add
a minus sign after the scoring of response attribute.
9. If the attribute is shape and the perceived object is shape
appropriate then score it as F+ and enter it in the D
column of response sheet.
10. If the attribute is shape and the perceived object is shape
inappropriate then score it as F- and enter it in the D
column of response sheet.
11. Guidelines to Determine Shape Appropriateness:
a. You yourself can judge the appropriateness of a
perceived object.
b. If you are in doubt about the shape appropriateness,
then show the extracted blot area to at least three of
your friends and ask them if the perceived object
resembles the shape of the blot area. Score the
response based upon the opinion of majority. If
majority says, appropriate score it as plus, otherwise
score it as minus.
c. In case of extreme uncertainty you may skip the
scoring of shape appropriateness.
d. A comprehensive list of shape appropriate and shape
inappropriate responses for each blot areas on every
Rorschach Plate is provided by Beck et al. (1961).
e. A sample list of shape appropriate and inappropriate
responses is also provided in this manual.
Object Attribute – Human Action:
1. A human being, mythological being, animal or inanimate
object engaged in any human muscular action, emotion,
posture is scored as Human Action attribute. The symbol
for Human Action is Capital (upper case) M derived from
Movement.
2. Human Action is scored if any of the following conditions
is met:
A. The perceived object is a human being and engaged in
any action, posture, emotion. For example, a human is
sitting, lying, bent forward, smiling, facing other
human being, talking, feeling sad, laughing, hiding
behind a tree.
B. If the perceived object is an animal who is engaged in
the activities of human being, then Human Action is
scored. For example, an animal laughing, sad, in
competition with other animal, dancing, thinking.
C. If an animal is engaged in an activity which is not
typical of its species, then Human Action is scored. For
example, an ant is barking, a dog is climbing the tree,
a rat is flying
D. If the perceived object is an inanimate object which is
made to move by a human being either directly or
 through any device. A flying airplane, a toy dancing
through the remote
E. All human emotions like sadness, depression, joy,
disgust, anxiety, fear are scored as human action.
Such emotions may constitute standalone response or
may be attributed to a human being or an animal.
F. Human action is also scored for super-human beings
or mythological entities like a fairy is dancing,
Spiderman climbing a wall, flying baital.
G. The actions in photographs, statues, dolls, comics are
also scored as human action. For example, a statue in
saluting posture.
H. An animal performing the trained activities of a human
being would be scored as M. For example, dancing
bears.
I. Human action may be present in complete human
being or part of the human being. For example,
grinding teeth, staring eyes, fist, finger pointing at
something.
J. Human action may be present in any blot area i.e total
blot area, part blot area or white background area.
3. Human Action is not scored in following conditions:
A. If the perceived object is a human being and not
engaged in any action, posture, emotion; then Human
Action attribute is not scored. For example, a human
being, here are his legs, arms, face. (Comment: There
is no reference to any action, hence human action
attribute is not scored).
B. If the perceived object is an animal engaged in an
activity typical of its species anatomically, human
action is not scored. For example, a barking dog, a
monkey climbing on a tree, a running rabbit, bird
flying, a sleeping cat. (Comment: All these are species
specific behaviors hence human action is not scored).
C. If the perceived object is an inanimate one and
engaged in its own actions not mediated by human
being, then Human Action is not scored. For example,
wind is blowing, thunder storm, leaves moved by wind,
flowing water
4. FM and lower case m are never scored in this system.
 Examples of Human Action Responses:

Two Persons Looking

Dancing Two Rats in Angry Birds
Competition A Lady,
Raised
hands

Two
Dancing
Two Ladies Dolls

Examples of Responses Not Scored as Human Action:

A Flying Bat
Two Rats Climbing a Tree
Human Faces
Object Attribute – Chromatic Color:
1. The attribute of Chromatic Color is scored when the
perceived object is qualified with any color (hue) other than

the black and white spectrum. Remember the analogy of

Color TV and, Black & White TV. Red, Green, Yellow, Blue,
Violate, Purple etc. are included in chromatic colors.
2. The symbol for chromatic color is C derived from Color.
3. Examples: Red blood, green leaf, yellow flower, pink shirt,
red blood spots, blue ocean are scored as chromatic colors.
4. Black cloud, white shirt, gray clothe are not scored as
 chromatic color.
5. A response may comprise of a shapeless percept having an
attribute of chromatic color or there may be an admixture
of
 shape with chromatic colors. So the scoring of chromatic
color could take three forms: C, CF, FC depending on the
extent to which shape contributes to the perceived object.
6. The language of the subject in response and enquiry is the
guide for scoring C, CF or FC.
7. When a subject says that the perceived object looks like
that only because of chromatic color and shape has no
contribution in the percept, then pure C is scored. For
example, this is blood because it is red; fire because it is
yellowish. Pure C responses are infrequently observed in a
protocol.
8. When there is an admixture of shape, it is to be determined
what is primary in the two: chromatic color or shape. If
chromatic color is primary then the scoring is CF. If the
shape is primary and chromatic color is secondary then the
scoring would be FC. For example, red spot, because it is
red (CF), red rose because its shape is of flower and red
color is filled in it (FC), spread colors of Holi (CF).
9. To clarify the contribution of shape in the percept, ask the
subject if color of this extracted blot area is changed, then
the percept would remain the same or it would change. For
example, on Card-X lower green part, the perceived object
is a green leaf. Ask the subject if it is filled with red color,
still it would be a leaf or something else. If the subject says,
it would not be a leaf, then the scoring shall be CF; if he
says that it shall still be a leaf then the scoring would be
FC.
10. In case of doubt, differentiae the nature of the perceived
object. The perceived object could belong to either of
following two categories: (a) Accidental Shape (b)
Defined Shape. The accidental shape percepts are the
percepts which do not have any specific shape; their
contours can take any shape, the emerging shape is purely
accidental. For example, a blood spot can take any shape; it
could appear round scattered and the like. If you ask 10
persons to draw the contours of red blood spot, it is likely
that every one would come up with different drawings.
Their drawings are unlikely to match. The defined shape
percepts on the other hand have well defined contours. For
example, a heart; if you ask 10 persons to draw a heart, it is
likely that the drawings of most of the persons would
match.
11. For accidental shape percepts having chromatic color
attribute, you may score as CF and for defined shape
percepts
 having chromatic color attribute, you may score as FC. For
example, red lungs (FC), yellow flame (CF).
12. Pure C responses are infrequent. If there is a confusion
whether a percept is a pure C or CF, you can always safely
score it as CF.
13. If still there is any confusion between CF and FC in a
response, look into the total protocol. If a person has more
FC responses then score such a response as FC; if a person
has more CF responses in a protocol then score such a
response as CF.
Examples of Chromatic Colors:

Red Bowtie Modren Art filled Red Blood I

(FC) with Colors (CF)
14. It must be differentiated that if the chromatic color is the
attribute of the perceived object or just a location specifier.
A location specifier is used by the subjects to point out the
blot area. For example, this red portion is a cap; this green
one is an insect, this yellow one is a lion. In these examples,
chromatic color is used to point out the extracted blot area
for responding. These are not the attribute of the perceived
object. Location spcifiers are not scored chromatic colors.
Examples of Locations Specifiers:

a. This red part is a flag

b. This green part is a lion
Object Attribute – Achromatic Color:
1. The attribute of Achromatic Color is scored when the
perceived object is qualified with the black and white
spectrum. Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Violate, Purple etc.
are not included in achromatic colors.
2. The symbol for achromatic color is upper case Y.
3. Examples: Black cloud, gray hill, white water are scored
as achromatic colors.
4. Red blood, green leaf, yellow flower, pink shirt, red blood
spots, blue ocean are not scored as achromatic colors.
5. It must be differentiated that if achromatic color is the
attribute of the perceived object or just a location
specifier. A location specifier is used by the subjects to
point out the blot area. For example, this black portion is
a cat; this gray portion is an insect, this white portion is a
lake. In these examples, achromatic color is used to point
out the extracted blot area for responding. These are not
the attribute of the perceived object unless otherwise
indicated. Location spcifiers are not scored as achromatic
colors.
6. There may be an admixture of shape in Achromatic Color
responses and it may be primary or secondary. However,
you may skip the scoring of shape in achromatic color
responses. The recommended scoring is pure Y for all
instances of achromatic colors.

Examples of Achromatic Color Scoring:

Black Cloud (Y) White Rabbit (Y)

 Object Attribute – Tactile Response:
1. If a perceived object is described in terms of the sense of
touch, then tactile attribute is scored.
2. The symbol for Tactile attribute is Capital (upper case) T
derived from Texture.
3. To score tactile attribute, the subject‟s language should
contain the word like rough, hard, soft, warm cool and so
on which implies a sense of touch.
4. Any reference to sense of pain, temperature, touch is
suffice for scoring as tactile attribute.
5. There may be an admixture of shape in Tactile responses
and it may be primary or secondary. However, you may
skip the scoring of shape in Tactile responses. The
recommended scoring is pure T for all instances of Tactile
responses. Examples: rough clothe, hard rock, soft pelt,
cool snow, warm water.
Example:

Soft Skin of an Animal (T)

Object Attribute – 3 Dimensions (3D):

1. The object attribute 3D is scored when the perceived
object contains the distance, depth, height, insularity or
reflection
2. The symbol for 3 Dimension attribute is V derived from
Vista.
3. There may be an admixture of shape in 3D responses and
it may be primary or secondary. However, you may skip
the scoring of shape in 3D responses. The recommended
scoring is pure V for all instances of 3D responses.
 4. The examples of 3D are: a person standing on a mountain,
lake surrounded by hills, reflection of a dog in water, hill
top, cave, well.

Mountain Top (V) Cave (V)

Compound Responses: A response may contain a single object

or there may be two or more objects. For example, a bat; two
ladies, a butterfly, two rats, contain only single objects. When
only a single object is present in a response it is called as Simple
Response. When two or more objects are present in a single
response it is called as Compound Response. For example, (1)
two ladies having a pot in their hands (Ladies + Pot), (2) a rat
climbing on a tree (Rat + Tree), (3) a person standing on a
mountain (Person + Mountain). In compound responses, subjects
usually point out separate blot areas for each objects perceived.
For example, a person climbing on a mountain; a subject is likely
to point out an area for the person and another area for the
mountain. The compound responses may warrant for two or more
scoring for the same response. For example, (1) D M+ H (for
ladies) and D F+ Ms (for pot) (2) D F+ A (for rat) D F+ Bt (for
tree); (3) D M+ H (for person) and D V+ Ls (for mountain).

Summary of Scoring Symbols

Most
Blot Object Important Freque
Area Attribut Object nt
s es (OA) Categories Respon
(BA) (OC) ses
(MF/
P)
W F (F+. F-) H P
W M (M+. M-) H
s C (CF+. CF-. d
D FC+.
D FC-. C+. C-) A
s Y (Y+. Y-) A
V (V+. V-)
D T (T+.T-) d
d
D A
d n
s
D
W
DdW

COMPUTATIONS FOR
QUANTITATIVE INDICES

1. Total Number of Responses (TR): TR is the Total

Number of scored responses. For computation of TR count
the number of scored responses in L column of the
response sheet. TR should never be counted in the
„response‟ column of the response sheet because there
might be response rejections which are not reflected in
the „response‟ column of the sheet.
2. Percent Total Blot Area (W%): Count the number of
responses scored as W in L column of the response sheet.
Include the responses scored as Ws and confabulatory W.
Compute W% through following formula: W% = W/TR x
100
3. Percent Common Blot Area (D%): Count the number of
responses scored as D in L column of the response sheet.
Include the responses scored as Ds. Compute D% through
following formula: D% = D/TR x 100
4. Percent Uncommon Blot Area (Dd%): Count the
number of responses scored as Dd in L column of the
response sheet. Include the responses scored as Dds.
Compute Dd% through following formula: Dd% = Dd/TR
x 100
5. Percent White Background Area (S%): Count the
number of responses scored as S (Ws, Ds, Dds) in L
column of the response sheet. Compute S% through
 following formula: S%
= S/TR x 100
6. Percent Shape Appropriate Responses (F+%): Count
all responses scored as pure F+ in D column of the
response sheet. Do not include responses scored as M, V,
Y,T,CF,C.FC. Also count separately the responses scored
as F- in D column of the response sheet. Compute F+%
through following formula: F+% = F+ / (F+) + (F-) x
100. For example, there are 10 F+ responses and 5 F-
responses in a protocol. The F+% would be 10/10+5 x 100
= 66.67
7. Percent Human Action (M%): Count all responses
scored as M in the D column of the response sheet.
Include both M+ and M- responses. Compute M% through
following formula: M% = M / TR x 100.
8. Percent Form-Color Responses (FC%): Count all
responses scored as FC in the D column of the response
sheet. Include both FC+ and FC- responses. Do not
include the responses scored as CF and C. Compute FC%
through following formula: FC% = FC / TR x 100
9. Percent Pure Color and Color-Form Responses
(C+CF%): Count all the responses scored as C and CF in
D column of the response sheet. Include the responses
scored as C+, C-, CF+ and CF-. Do not include the
responses scored as FC. Compute C+CF% through
following formula: C+CF% = C + CF / TR x 100.
10. Percent Black and White Responses (Y%): Count all
responses scored as Y in the D column of the response
sheet. Include Y+ and Y- responses. Also include YF and
FY if ventured by you. Compute Y% through following
formula: Y% = Y / TR x 100.
11.Percent 3 Dimension Responses (V%): Count all
responses scored as V in the D column of the response
sheet. Include V+ and V- responses. Also include VF and
FV if ventured by you. Compute V% through following
formula: V% = V / TR x 100.
12. Percent Tactile Responses (T%): Count all responses
scored as T in the D column of the response sheet. Include
T+ and T- responses. Also include TF and FT if ventured
by you. Compute T% through following formula: T% = T /
TR x 100.
13.Percent Most Frequent Responses (P): Count all
responses scored as P in the P column of the response
sheet and compute P% through following formula: P% = P
/ TR x 100.
14.Percent Human Object Category (H%): Count all
responses scored as H and Hd in C column of the
response sheet and compute H% through following
formula: H% = H + Hd / TR x 100.
15.Percent Animal Object Category (A%): Count all
responses scored as A and Ad in C column of the response
sheet and compute A% through following formula: A% =
A + Ad / TR x 100.
16. Percent Internal Organs Object Category (An%):
Count all responses scored as An in C column of the
response sheet
 and compute An% through following formula: An% = An /
TR x 100
17. Experience Balance (EB): Count all M responses in D
column of the response sheet and give a score of 1 to each
M. Count all C response in D column and give a score of
1.5 to each C, count all CF responses in D column and
give a score of 1 to each CF, count all FC responses in D
column and give a score of 0.5 to each FC. Now sum up
the values of C, CF and FC, you will get the Csum. EB is
expressed as M : Csum. For example there are 4 M
responses, 1 C response, 2 CF responses and 2 FC
responses in a protocol. The EB would be: 4 : 4.5.
18. Affective Ratio (Afr): Count all scored responses in L
column to Plate Nos. VIII, IX and X. Also separately count
all scored responses to Plate Nos. I to VII through the L
column of the response sheet. Compute Afr through
following formula: Afr = Responses on Plate Nos. VIII,
IX & X / Responses on Plate Nos. I to VII. For
example, there are 10 scored responses on Plate Nos. VIII,
IX & X; and 20 responses on Plate Nos. I to VII. The Afr
would be 10 / 20 =
.50.