title: Performance of persons with Down's syndrome on two projective techniques.
abstract: A comparison was made of the Rorschach responses and the Human Figure Drawings of a group of 21 Down's syndrome subjects and the responses of a group of 21 other mentally retarded persons (non-Down's syndrome group). Statistically significant differences on the Rorschach were indicative of a better differentiated visual perceptual ability in the Down's syndrome group. The traditional stereotype of the person with Down's syndrome as having a better self-concept and being more affectionate and cooperative was supported by the Rorschach results. This was not substantiated by the Human Figure Drawings, in which the non-Down's syndrome group performed significantly better than the Down's syndrome group.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001076:Aptitude; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D011386:Projective Techniques; D012392:Rorschach Test; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D014796:Visual Perception