Researches investigating cross-cultural and ethnic group differences on projective tests are relatively scarce. However, significant differences in relation to acculturation, socialization, and the very different cultural subgroups process cognitively and emotionally, had documented. A number of studies have shown that popular responses are associated with cultural background, which is likely to reflect common contribution of the group. This study provides information on how Indian adult non patients’ gives variety of popular responses on the Rorschach test administered and scored by following Beck system. The present research is an effort to generate normative data for proper responses in Indian context.
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