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Theorist Ernest Schachtel was a German psychologist who was described as liberal, yet rigid in stance on social and liberal issues. . Schachtel was born in 1903 and passed away of a heart ailment in 1975. He remained working as a teacher of psychiatry up until the time of his death. Schachtel was described by one of his colleagues, Earl Witenberg of the William Allen White Institute as a "modest unassuming man with his dedication to clarity of intellect and affect, decency, his quiet sense of humor, his concern and sense of dignity." Schachtel is mainly remembered for his work Metamorphosis: On the Development of Affect, Perception, Attention and Memory. Schachtel is described as 'Neo-freudian'. He did not develop any completely unique theories, he added pieces of his own beliefs into well-established theories like Freud and Erikson. As mentioned above, Schachtel is most famous for his book, Metamorphosis: On the Development of Affect Perception, Attention and Memory. His writings focus on senses and how they evolve in relation to one another during maturation. He also believes senses are 'variable ingredients' in the perception and cognition of the adult. This meaning, that due to a matured adults environment the they grew up in, his beliefs and perceptions may be different. Schachtel is also widely known for his other book, Experiential Foundations of Rorschach's Test. By authoring this book, he made major contributions to Rorshach's Theory. Schachtel points to failures of proponents of Rorschach and questions if there is a real rationale behind the test. Schachtel's book on the Rorschach Test also discusses ways to address this problem as well as creates an analysis of subjective definitions for the test situation and how it would affect the response process. Schachtel is not one of the most famous theorists, and is more highly regarded as a phenomenal teacher than a theorist. His study and dedication psychoanalysis though is widely used in today's classrooms. His Neo-freudian beliefs lend to the popular vision of personality is as much a product of the child's social environment, as it is the child's biology. Schachtel's questioning of the Rorschach test also bears importance to schools, it is a reminder to always determine rationale behind a test and to take into consideration the testing environment and what is going on in the subject's life at the time.