Rorschach test (redirected from Rorschach inkblot test)

Ror·schach test  (rôrshäk, -shä)

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A psychological test in which a subject's interpretations of a series of standard inkblots are analyzed as an indication of personality traits, preoccupations, and conflicts.

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[After Hermann Rorschach (1884-1922), Swiss psychiatrist.]

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Rorschach test [ˈrɔːʃɑːk (German) ˈrɔrʃax]

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(Psychology) Psychol a personality test consisting of a number of unstructured ink blots presented for interpretation

[named after Hermann Rorschach (1884-1922), Swiss psychiatrist]

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Rorschach test  (rôrshäk, -shä)

A psychological test in which a subject's interpretations of a series of standard inkblots are analyzed as an indication of personality traits, preoccupations, and conflicts. The test is named after its inventor, Swiss psychiatrist and neurologist Hermann Rorschach (1884-1922).

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Rorschach test - a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot inkblot test, Rorschach projective device, projective technique, projective test - any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations