The present study explored the possibility of applying Koppitz's developmental scoring techniques of mental maturity to retarded adults. The following hypotheses were tested: 1) that there is a significant correlation between the Koppitz HFD Test scores and the WAIS Full Scale scores; 2) that the correlation between the Koppitz HFD Test scores and the WAIS Performance Scale scores is also significant. Statistical computations did confirm the latter hypothesis but not the former one.

This study reviews graphic indicators (GI) of homosexuality in the Human Figure Drawing Test (HFDT) which have been described in various texts on projective tests. 36 homosexual and 30 heterosexual men were enrolled, all middle-class and aged 18-50. Each participan! drew three figures (man, woman and themselves). Information from the literature, the Gis from the study, and the expertise of a group of psychologists concerning which Gis describe homosexuality in HFDTs were analyzed. Results show that large differences do not exist between Gis of drawings by homosexual men and heterosexual men. However, three characteristic indicators were found in the drawings of homosexual men (Semi-Nude Female and Self Figures, Female Figure with Cupid Arch Mouth, and Self Figure with Large/ Emphasized Eyes) and one indicator in those by heterosexual males (Male Figure with Empty Eyes). Almost al! of the Gis found in the literature fail to describe homosexuality and that clinicians continue to be influenced by stereotypic conceptions of homosexuality. / El estudio revisa los indicadores gráficos (IG) sobre homosexualidad en el Dibujo de la Figura Humana descritos en diversos textos sobre pruebas proyectivas. Participaron 36 hombres homosexuales y 30 hombres heterosexuales de clase media (18-50 años), quienes realizaron tres dibujos (hombre, mujer y sí mismo). Se analizaron los IG resultantes del estudio, la información de la literatura y lo que señalan un grupo de psicólogos sobre los IG que describen homosexualidad. Los resultados revelan que no existen mayores diferencias entre los IG de los dibujos de los hombres homosexuales y de los heterosexuales; sólo se encontraron tres indicadores característicos en los hombres homosexuales (Boca Arco de Cupido en la Figura Femenina, Ojos Grandes/Remarcados en la Figura Sí Mismo y Figura Semidesnuda en las figuras Femenina y Sí Mismo) y un indicador en los hombres heterosexuales (Ojos Vacíos en la Figura Masculina). Casi todos los IG que señala la literatura no resultan válidos para describir las homosexualidades y los clínicos manejan concepciones estereotipadas sobre la homosexualidad.