Oklashinla: Validity of the Rorshach cognitive mediation cluster with Oklahoma Choctaws

Abstract

Scope and Method of Study: The Rorshach Comprehensive System's Cognitive Mediation cluster was validated on sixty Oklahoma Choctaws. Assessing validity was established in two ways. First, it was hypothesized that Rorshach scores would significantly correlate with scores on the Native American Acculturation Scale. Second, it was hypothesized that Oklahoma Choctaws would score significantly different on the Rorschach scores from Exner's normative sample.

Findings and conclusions: There were no significant relationships between the Cognitive Mediation variables and scores on the acculturation scale; however, there were significant differences between the Oklahoma Choctaw sample's scores and Exner's normative sample for five of the seven variables of the Cognitive Mediation Cluster. Implications for the assessment of Native people are discussed.