[Coding/Determinants] M

Aliases

M
human movement
anthropomorphic movement

Definition

M is used when the response implies human or anthropomorphic activity. It also applies to animals or fictional figures if they are acting in a genuinely human way.

Conditions

The perceived action must be human or clearly anthropomorphic.
Active and passive actions both qualify, such as fighting, thinking, sleeping, looking, or leaning.
If an animal performs an action improper to its species and the activity is human, code M.
Base the decision on what the person describes, not on added examiner interpretation.

Cautions

Ordinary animal movement is scoring-input/determinants/FM, not M.
Movement of inanimate objects is scoring-input/determinants/m, not M.
Human content alone is not enough. There has to be perceived activity.
If the response also includes cooperative or aggressive interaction, it may also receive scoring-input/special-score/COP or scoring-input/special-score/AG.

Cross References

[Coding/Determinants] Determinants
[Coding/Determinants] FM
[Coding/Determinants] m
[Coding/Special Scores] COP
[Coding/Special Scores] AG
[Interpretation/Ideation] M-

Evidence Note

Detailed source comparisons remain in the internal provenance note.