A psychiatrist holding up an inky blob and saying “what does this look like?” might be the most famous psycholigical test of all time. Originally developed by Hermann Rorschach as means of detecting ...

The Rorschach test is a psychological test designed by psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach in the early 1900s. The test involves presenting a subject with images of inkblots; the person then describes what ...

One of the most well-known psychological tools is the Rorschach Inkblot Test. A viewer looks at ten inkblots, one at a time, and describes what they see. The rationale behind this test is the idea ...

This story appears in the September 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. In a small town in Switzerland in 1917, psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach began carefully splattering paint on cards to ...

Watchmen, the blockbuster film adaptation of a beloved graphic novel, opens Friday. The movie’s vigilante hero, Rorschach, spends much of his screen time hidden behind an ink-splattered mask. We’re ...

The Rorschach inkblot test is a test that records the subjects perceptions of a given inkblot. These inkblots are created by literally blotting ink on a piece of paper that is folded in half and ...

If things had been a bit different, Hermann Rorschach, born on this day in 1884, might have become an artist, rather than a psychologist. Instead, he came up with a famous, if now discredited, ...

Today's interactive Google Doodle honors Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach, best known for creating the Rorschach inkblot test. The Doodle adds a layer of engagement that lets users share their ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by senior writer Benyamin Cohen. April 2 marks ...

Iconic blots of ink on today's Google Doodle honor Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach's 129th birthday. But over a century later, the validity of his famous psychological test—the Rorschach—depends ...

The same question could be asked for the Psychodiagnostik exhibit on display through May 9 at the Swope Art Museum. Psychodiagnostik celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Rorschach Test by ...