Aims of the Study I. To investigate the degree to which the Rorschach test measures common basic factors in ethnic groups.2. To considcr the major differenccs bctwecn the pcrsonality traits of the two groups and, if possible, to get somc clucs as to thc degrce to which other than cultural factors might be involved.3. To test some of the current hypothcscs with regard to the relation betwecn constitution and temperament and to considcr the implications of such findings on the second aim abovc.We wish to record our titudc to the Dcparfment of Maori Affairs. the Principals and Staff1 of Te E c , Hubrere and Honowhcnua Collcga and the Wcllin on Tachcn' Training Collc for their willing c w ation in thi8 -reg The mearch was su r t z b y a grant from the =arch Grants Committee of the Univenity of% Zealand. 1 A Maori word in general uu in New ZePland, denoting pvMnn Of European d m m t .
Personality and Physique'59 velopment of muscle and a greater tendency to sub-cutaneous fat. The tendency to fat is well recognized in popular descriptions, and the Maori is also popdarly described as being happy-go-lucky, a trait which might be expected in terms of Sheldon's description of viscero tonia.Physiological variables were therefore chosen largely with a view to their possi!dc tapping of dimensions such as Sheldon has described, and psychological variables were selected to cover major personality traits which might bc related, so that there might be an adequate test of this hypothesis. It was not intended, however, to restrict the investigation to a Sheldonian framework, so somatotyping was not considered.
The Subjects
