The
Rorschach
Test
Ink Blot Test
MAKE-UP
EDITION
*Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach
*Born 1884 Zurich -- Father painter
*Influenced by:
Ambiguous designs
*Practice in Switzerland and Russia
*Married <Olga> Russian physician
*Experimented with inkblots in 1911
*Created the Rorschach inkblot test in 1921.
*300 mental patients & 100 control subjects
* Psychodiagnostik’
*Variations Alfred Binet
*Improvements made later after his death ’22
Method:
Tester and subject typically sit next to each
other at a table
Tester slightly behind the subject
Five inkblots are black ink
Two are black & red ink
Three are multicolored,
on a white background
Test subject has sees and responds to all of
the inkblots (free association phase)
Tester then presents them again one at a time
in a set sequence for the subject to study:
Subject is asked to note where s/he
sees what s/he originally saw and what
makes it look like that (inquiry phase)
Subject usually asked to hold cards & may
rotate them.
Whether the cards are rotated, & other related
factors such as whether permission to rotate them
is asked, may expose personality traits and
normally contributes to the assessment.
As the subject is examining the inkblots, the
psychologist writes down everything the subject
says or does, no matter how trivial.
Analysis of responses is recorded by the test
administrator using a tabulation and scoring sheet
and, if required, a separate location chart.
Goal of the test:
provide data about cognition and personality
variables
such as motivations, response tendencies,
cognitive operations, affectivity, and
personal/interpersonal perceptions
Underlying assumption:
an individual will class external stimuli based on
person-specific perceptual sets, and including
needs, base motives, conflicts, and that this
clustering process is representative of the
process used in real-life situations
The Rorschach Test
Ink Blot Test
Please…
*Maintain concentration throughout
*Do not discuss during activity
*Follow Verbal Instructions of Tester
*Will Announce completion
>There will be Two Individual phases:
1) Free Association & 2) Inquiry
>ESSAY LAST SLIDE WILL MAKE UP FOR DISCUSSION
The Rorschach Test
PHASE 1: Free Association
Please…
Write the first image that comes to mind
*Do not discuss during activity
*Follow Verbal Instructions of Tester
*Note time elapsed for each one
WRITE LIST IN EMAIL
PANEL 1
PANEL 2
PANEL 3
PANEL 4
PANEL 5
PANEL 6
PANEL 7
PANEL 8
PANEL 9
PANEL 10
Now, let’s go back and review
each slide.
do you have any different
and/or additional observations
thoughts?
If so, what are they?
The Rorschach Test
PHASE 2: Inquiry
Please…
A)Note where <on the inkblot> you originally
saw your image/object
B)Briefly describe what makes it look like
that
*Do not discuss with classmates at this point
*May ask tester <teacher> questions during activity
*Follow Verbal Instructions of Tester
*Note time elapsed
WRITE LIST IN EMAIL
PANEL 1
PANEL 2
PANEL 3
PANEL 4
PANEL 5
PANEL 6
PANEL 7
PANEL 8
PANEL 9
PANEL 10
To protect the integrity of the
testing system, we will only
view the categorical guidelines
and measurement tools.
•Interpretation not just based on contents
i.e. what you see
•Other variables:
response time, comments, requests
•Content classified as
human, nature, animal or abstract
•Form, color, movement, shading
•Mental organization
•Illogical, Incongruent, Incoherent
•Commonality vs. Originality
•Mosaic
•Cultural considerations
•It’s a tool used by some.
•Critics.
Some stats on usage:
Survey 2000: 20% of correctional
psychologists used the Rorschach while
80% used the MMPI.
Forensic psychologists use the Rorschach
36% of the time.
Custody cases: 23% of psychologists use
Rorschach to examine children.
Some stats on usage:
One study: 124 out of 161 (77%) of clinical
psychologists engaging in assessment
services utilize the Rorschach.
Another study: use by clinical psychologists
was only 43%, while it was used less than
24% of the time by school psychologists.
80% of psychology graduate programs teach
its use.
MAKE-UP
Write a 250+ word reflective analysis of
experience, observations, trends,results.
Please be specific when referencing slide
numbers and images.
Send embedded in email
NLT Friday 05-28-10