Rorschach
pronunciation
How to pronounce Rorschach in British English:
UK [ˈrɔ:ʃɑ:k]
How to pronounce Rorschach in American English:
US [ˈrɔrˌʃɑk, -ˌʃɑū]
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- Noun:
- a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot
Word Origin
- Rorschach
- 1927, in reference to a personality test using ink blots, developed by Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach (1885-1922). The town so named on the Swiss side of Lake Constance is from an early form of German Röhr "reeds" + Schachen "lakeside."
Example
- 1. Some rorschach diagnoses do seem to stand up , though .
- 2. You use rorschach tests . I use superheroes .
- 3. Rorschach clouds observes the meteorological phenomena described as ' surface observation of a single cell cumulonimbus ' .
- 4. But why is wikipedia more responsible to protect rorschach testing than scientific journals or medical websites ?
- 5. Twenty-five percent of all forensic cases utilize the rorschach test in assessing defendant competency and criminal responsibility .