Rorschach tests
Symmetrical inkblot evaluations
Rorschach tests are psychological assessments in which a person describes what they see in a series of symmetrical inkblots.
The responses supposedly reveal aspects of personality, thought patterns, or underlying disorders.
Named for Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach.
Figuratively, anything that invites subjective interpretation becomes a Rorschach test: The election results were a Rorschach test for the nation's mood.
Founder of psychoanalysis
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- defense mechanismsUnconscious strategies avoiding distress
- psychodynamicsScience of mental forces
transference · free association · symbolism · repression · id · ego · superego · personality
Mental health medicine
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- psychometricsPsychological measurement science
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
psychopathology · validity · reliability · malingering · psychologist · patient · screening · evaluation
Mental interpretation of stimuli
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- meaningWhat something signifies
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- responseAnswer to stimulus
scoring · analysis · evaluation · assessment · insight · cognition · symbolism · imagination
Invariance under transformation
- blotMark left by spillage
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- abstractCondensed version of text
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
mirrored · splatter · silhouette · monochrome · formless · blob · stain · bilateral
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- individual differencesUnique traits among people
- interpretationAssigned meaning
imagination · pareidolia · apophenia · cultural bias · controversy · criticism · pseudoscience · observer effect
Freud
Founder of psychoanalysis
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- defense mechanismsUnconscious strategies avoiding distress
psychodynamics · transference · free association · symbolism · repression · id · ego · superego · personality · inner conflict
psychiatry
Mental health medicine
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- psychometricsPsychological measurement science
personality · psychopathology · validity · reliability · malingering · psychologist · patient · screening · evaluation · mental illness
perception
Mental interpretation of stimuli
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- meaningWhat something signifies
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
response · scoring · analysis · evaluation · assessment · insight · cognition · symbolism · imagination · association
symmetry
Invariance under transformation
ambiguity · mirrored · splatter · silhouette · monochrome · formless · blob · stain · bilateral · folded
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- individual differencesUnique traits among people
interpretation · imagination · pareidolia · apophenia · cultural bias · controversy · criticism · pseudoscience · observer effect
Rorschach testsIQ tests
Standardized cognitive assessments
aptitude tests · achievement tests · vocabulary tests · cognitive assessments · standardized tests
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