PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES

In this research we deal with problems of physiological experience of psychological methods. Psychophysiology allows us to link biological signals transmitted from the body with psychological data measured by the test methods. In our research we have chosen to measure biological data using electrocardiography, respiratory sinus arrhythmia and electrodermal activity. As part of psychological methods, we focused on the two most commonly used projective methods, namely the Rorschach method and the Thematic Apperception Test. The aim of our research is to find out whether this connection has a certain link, whether the projective methods in psychology generate an emotional response measurable as a biological response. In the Rorschach test, we assume a certain reactivity in relation to processes in the test. In the Thematic Apperception Test, emotionality and its corresponding biological response are evaluated in the context of the defense mechanisms that are encouraged by this test. The study is conceived as a quantitative design, forming a description of the given issue. The aim of this research is to create a validation study that should address the question of whether psychophysiology has the potential to measure and explain psychological methods. Previous research has only dealt with a psychophysiological record of the course of psychological methods. In our research, we will monitor individual biological correlates in terms of interpretation of the methods. The research group is made up of students of the Palacky University in Olomouc. The contribution of our research can be seen in the up-to-date psychophysiological studies and in the widespread use of psychological methods.