Rorschach Inkblot Test Images

The original images from Rorschach’s Inkblot Test have been available in the public domain for several years now. Here’s an image of Hermann Rorschach himself (certainly a doppelgänger for Brad Pitt):

Hermann_Rorschach_c.1910

Here’s a series of 10 of the images, presented in their original sequence, from an early version of Rorschach’s Inkblot Test (click to enlarge each image in a new tab):

Rorschach_blot_01 Rorschach_blot_02 800px-Rorschach_blot_03 Rorschach_blot_04 Rorschach_blot_05 Rorschach_blot_06 Rorschach_blot_07 689px-Rorschach_blot_08 647px-Rorschach_blot_09 751px-Rorschach_blot_10

While some are opposed to sharing images like these for fears of contaminating results, my opinion is that projective tests already have much larger problems with validity and reliability. If previous exposure to test items is seen as so problematic, this should only emphasize the need for more objective and reliable tools for personality assessment.

Learn more about the Rorschach Test and projective techniques here:

Projective Techniques: The Rorschach Inkblot Test and the TAT

For more on issues and controversies regarding the publication of Rorschach images, Wikipedia has a good summary and numerous links available here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorschach_test#Protection_of_test_items_and_ethics

The original images from Rorschach’s Inkblot Test have been available in the public domain for several years now. Here’s an image of Hermann Rorschach himself (certainly a doppelgänger for Brad Pitt):

Hermann_Rorschach_c.1910

Here’s a series of 10 of the images, presented in their original sequence, from an early version of Rorschach’s Inkblot Test (click to enlarge each image in a new tab):

Rorschach_blot_01 Rorschach_blot_02 800px-Rorschach_blot_03 Rorschach_blot_04 Rorschach_blot_05 Rorschach_blot_06 Rorschach_blot_07 689px-Rorschach_blot_08 647px-Rorschach_blot_09 751px-Rorschach_blot_10

While some are opposed to sharing images like these for fears of contaminating results, my opinion is that projective tests already have much larger problems with validity and reliability. If previous exposure to test items is seen as so problematic, this should only emphasize the need for more objective and reliable tools for personality assessment.

Learn more about the Rorschach Test and projective techniques here:

Projective Techniques: The Rorschach Inkblot Test and the TAT

For more on issues and controversies regarding the publication of Rorschach images, Wikipedia has a good summary and numerous links available here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorschach_test#Protection_of_test_items_and_ethics

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