[Coding/Special Scores] AB

Aliases

• AB
• abstractions
• abstract response

Definition

AB is coded when the response moves away from a concrete object and shifts into an abstract, generalized, or loosely conceptual formulation.
The key point is that the subject names an abstraction or broad quality rather than a clearly bounded object.

Conditions

• Consider AB when the response names something like an emotion, an idea, a force, a sensation, or another abstract formulation.
• It may appear near scoring-input/contents/Hx when the response points to generalized human experience rather than a specific person.
• It may also coexist with scoring-input/contents/Art or scoring-input/contents/Ay when the subject turns the content into a highly abstract category.
• This is added as a Special Score and does not replace the main content code.

Cautions

• Not every symbolic or artistic response receives AB.
• Hx by itself does not require AB; the wording has to be genuinely abstract.
• A response that is unusual but still concrete should not receive AB just because it sounds sophisticated.

Cross References

• [Coding/Special Scores] Special Scores
• [Coding/Contents] Hx
• [Coding/Contents] Art
• [Coding/Contents] Ay
• [Interpretation/Ideation] 2AB + Art + Ay

Evidence Note

• Detailed source comparisons remain in the internal provenance note.