Rorschach test

Rorschach test [rawr-shahk, rohr-] Word Origin noun Psychology.

1. a test for revealing the underlying personality structure of an individual by the use of a standard series of 10 inkblot designs to which the subject responds by telling what image or emotion each design evokes.

Origin of Rorschach test 1925–30; named after Hermann Rorschach (1884–1922), Swiss psychiatrist British Dictionary definitions for rorschach test Rorschach test noun

1. psychol a personality test consisting of a number of unstructured ink blots presented for interpretation

Word Origin for Rorschach test C20: named after Hermann Rorschach (1884–1922), Swiss psychiatrist rorschach test in Science Rorschach test [rôr′shäk′, -shäKH′]

1. 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).

rorschach test in Culture Rorschach test [(rawr-shahk)]

A test for personality traits that relies on the subject’s interpretations of a series of inkblots. The test was developed by Hermann Rorschach, a Swiss psychiatrist of the twentieth century.