Relation of Color Responses on the Rorschach to Qualitative Scores on the Porteus Maze Test

Qualitative scores on the Porteus Maze Test have been claimed to differentiate delinquents and non-delinquents and criminals and non-criminals, to indicate impulsivity and acting-out tendencies. Such characteristics are also claimed to be described and predicted by the use of color responses on the Rorschach test. Both tests were administered to a random sample of 15 white male patients in a state hospital, who ranged in age from 16 to 50. No significant correlations between qualitative scores on the Porteus and Rorschach responses were obtained. Porteus scores differentiated those Ss with a history of acting out or arrests more accurately than did Rorschach color responses.