RAP - Coding Help

Virtual Psychology

Contents

Content coding is relatively straightforward, consisting of abbreviations for the category to which the responded object belongs. The symbols and their linked criteria for coding content are shown in the table.

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 An Anatomy

 Art Art

 Ay Anthropology

 Bl Blood

 Bt Botany

 Cg Clothing

 Cl Clouds

 Ex Explosion

 Fd Food

 Fi Fire

 Ge Geography

 Hh Household
                                                                 


 Ls Landscape

 Na Nature

 Sc Science

 Sx Sex

 Xy X-Ray

 Id Idiograpgic

Coding Multiple Contents:

All contents that appeared in the response should be coded. Except for those involving Nature, Botany, and Landscape. Na always takes priority over Bt or Ls, and is the only score.

Example: "An animal (A) stepping over some stones (Ls) that are in the water (Na), he's trying to get to this bush (Bt)" = A,Na

If Na is not included but Bt and Ls are, only one of the two is scored.

Example: "An animal (A) stepping over some stones (Ls) next to this bush (Bt)" = A,Bt or A,Ls   


When multiple contents are entered, they are separated by a comma, with the first representing the content that is most central to the response.

Usually, but not always, the main content will appear first in the response.

Example: " A painting (Art) of a person (H) with a large hat on (Cg) standing next to a tree (Bt)" = Art,H,Cg,Bt (the painting is the main content).  

"This could be a tree (Bt) I suppose, and there is a person standing there, next to the tree, she's got a big hat on (Cg)" = H,Bt,Cg (the person is central in this response).


H
Whole Human
A percept of a whole human form.
If a real historical figure (like Napoleon), the content code Ay should be added as a secondary code.

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(H)
Whole Human
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Fictional or Mythological)
A percept of a whole human form that is fictional or mythological, such as clowns, fairies, giants, witches, fairy tale characters, ghosts, dwarfs, devils, angels, science fiction creatures that are humanoid, human like monsters.

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Hd
Human Detail
A percept of incomplete human form, such as an arm, leg, fingers, feet, the lower part of a person, person without a head.

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(Hd)
Human Detail
(
Fictional or Mythological)
A percept of incomplete human form that is fictional or mythological such as, the head of the devil, the arm of a witch, the eyes of an angel, parts of sci-fi creatures that are humanoid, and kind of masks.

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Hx
Human Experience
A percept of a human emotion or sensory experience such as love, hate, depression, happiness, sound, smell, fear, etc.
Sometimes Hx responses is scored AB as a special score, but on other times Hx is scored as a secondary content in answers that are not abstract, such as "2 people who are deeply in love looking at each other".

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A
Whole Animal
A percept of a whole animal form.

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(A)
Whole Animal
(
Fictional or Mythological)
A percept of a whole animal that is fictional or mythological, such as a unicorn, dragon, magic frog, flying horse, Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

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Ad
Animal Detail
A percept of an incomplete animal form, such hoof of a horse, claw of a lobster, head of a dog, animal skin.

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(Ad)
Animal Detail
(
Fictional or Mythological)
A percept of an incomplete animal form that is fictional or mythological.


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An
Anatomy
A response in which the content is skeletal, muscular, or of internal anatomy such as bone structure, skull, rib cage, heart, lings, stomach, liver, muscle fiber, vertebrae, brain.If the response involves a tissue slide, the code Art should be added as secondary.

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Art
Art
A percept of painting, drawing, or illustration, either abstract or definitive, art object, such as statue, jewelry, chandelier, candelabra, crest, badge, seal, and decoration.

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Ay
Anthropology
A percept that have a specific cultural or historical connotation such as totem, Roman helmet, Magna Charta, Santa Maria, Napoleon’s hat, Cleopatra's crown, arrowhead, prehistoric axe.

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Bl
Blood
A percept of blood, either human or animal.

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Bt
Botany
A percept of any plant life such as bush, flower, seaweed tree, or parts of plant life, such as leaves, petal, tree trunk, roots.

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Cg
Clothing
A percept of any article of clothing such as, hat, bots, belt, necktie, jacket, trousers, scarf.

Used specifically for the content cloud.
Variations such as, fog or mist are coded Na.

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Cl
Clouds
Used specifically for the content cloud.
Variations such as, fog or mist are coded Na.

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Ex
Explosion
A percept of a blast or explosion, including fireworks.

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Fd
Food
A percept of any edible, such as fried chicken, ice cream, fried shrimp, vegetables, cotton candy, chewing gum, steak, a filet of fish.

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Fi
Fire
A percept of fire or smoke.

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Ge
Geography
A percept of a map, specified or unspecified.

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Hh
Household
A percept of household item such as, bed, chair, lamp, silverware, plate, cup, glass, cooking utensil, carving knife, lawn chair, garden hose, rug, (excluding animal skin rug which is coded Ad).

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Ls
Landscape
A percept of landscape, such as mountain, mountain range, hill, island, cave, rocks, desert, swamp, or seascapes, such as coral reef or underwater scene.

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Na
Nature
Natural environment that are not coded Bt or Ls, such                                                                                                           as sun, moon, planet, sky, water, ocean, river, ice, snow, rain, fog, mist, rainbow, storm, tornado, night, raindrop.

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Sc
Science
A percept that are associated with, or are a products of science or science fiction, such as microscope, telescope, weapon, rocket ship, motor, space ship, ray gun, airplane, ship, train, car, motorcycle, light bulb, TV, radar, test tube.

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Sx: SexA percept of sex organs or activity of sexual nature such as penis, vagina, buttocks, breast, testes, menstruation, abortion, intercourse.
Sx is usually coded as a secondary content.

Primary contents are typically H, Hd, or An.

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Xy: X-rayUsed specifically for the content of x-ray and may include either skeletal or organs.
When Xy is coded, An is not included as a secondary code.

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Id: IdiographicA response that includes content that do not fit into one of the standard content categories.
The unique content should be written.

Example: "2 men picking something, I don't know what it is". = H,Id

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