Ten thick Rorschach inkblot test cards; each card has a different inkblot pattern in varying colours; manufacturer's information and roman numeral numbering (I through X) printed on reverse of each card.
Ten thick Rorschach inkblot test cards; each card has a different inkblot pattern in varying colours; manufacturer's information and roman numeral numbering (I through X) printed on reverse of each card.
Number Of Parts
10
Part Names
a-j - cards
Provenance
From the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital Library Collection; then donated to the museum via Dr. Nick Delva.
Printed on reverse of each card: "Rorschach : PSYCHODIAGNOSTIK // Verlag Hans Huber Bern // Copyright 1921 (Renewed 1948) // Rorschach: PSYCHOGIAGNOSTICS // Hans Huber . Medical Publisher, Bern // Printed in Switzerland // Distributers for the U.S.A.: // Grune & Stratton Inc., New York N.Y."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3-4
Length
a-j - 24.3 cm
Width
a-j - 16.8 cm
Depth
a-j - 0.3 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper yellowed and grubby from excess handling; edges show wear
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
Rorschach Test. 11 May 2010. www.wikipedia
Research Facts
The Rorschach test (also known as the Rorschach inkblot test or simply the inkblot test) is a psychological test in which the subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex scientifically derived algorithim, or both. Some psychologists use this test to examine a person's personality characteristics and emotional functioning. It has been employed to detect an underlying thought disorder, especially in cases where patients are reluctant to describe their thinking processes openly. The test takes its name from that of its creator, Swiss psychiatrist Herman Rorschach (1884 - 1922). he also wrote Psychodiagnostik which detailed his findings using inkblot testing and included a set of ten inkblot cards and first published in 1921. Details about the Exner Scoring System developed in the 1960s, and the frequent responses for the ten inkblots are in the donor file.