Rorschach test
Symmetrical inkblot evaluation
A Rorschach test is a psychological assessment in which a person describes what they see in a series of symmetrical inkblots.
The responses supposedly reveal aspects of personality and emotional functioning.
More broadly, anything that provokes varied interpretations based on the viewer's predispositions: The film became a Rorschach test for critics—some saw satire, others saw celebration.
- inkblotStain from a pen
- pareidoliaPerceiving patterns in randomness
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- psychological assessmentClinical evaluation of mind
- free associationUnfiltered verbal thought flow
psychoanalysis · personality assessment · evaluation · mental health evaluation · psychological projection · bilateral symmetry · subjective interpretation · unconscious motives · clinical psychology · projective · Freud · unconscious · defense mechanisms · mental · lie detector · couch · perception · hidden meaning
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Rorschach testquestionnaire
Formal inquiry form
structured interview · multiple-choice test · MMPI · standardized test · rating scale
Rorschach testobjective test
Assessment with definite answers
standardized test · IQ test · aptitude test · achievement test · SAT