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Rorschach test
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Ror·schach test  (rôrshäk, -shä)
n.
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.

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

Rorschach test [ˈrɔːʃɑːk (German) ˈrɔrʃax]
n
(Psychology) Psychol a personality test consisting of a number of unstructured ink blots presented for interpretation
[named after Hermann Rorschach (1884-1922), Swiss psychiatrist]

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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Noun1.Rorschach test - a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot
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


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