Rorschach test

Ror·schach test

 (rôr′shäk′, -shäKH′)

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.

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

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Rorschach test

(ˈrɔːʃɑːk; German ˈrɔrʃax)

n

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

[C20: named after Hermann Rorschach (1884–1922), Swiss psychiatrist]

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Ror′schach test`

(ˈrɔr ʃɑk, ˈroʊr-)
n.

a diagnostic test of personality and intellect based on the viewer's interpretations of a standard series of inkblot designs. Compare inkblot test.

[1925–30; after Hermann Rorschach (1884–1922), Swiss psychiatrist, who devised it]

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Noun

1.

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

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Translations

Ror·schach test

n. prueba de Rorschach, prueba psicológica por la cual se revelan rasgos de la personalidad a través de la interpretación de una serie de borrones de tinta.

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