Rorschach Inkblot Method - Test, Reliability, Validity

Responses to each card are recorded verbatim and reaction times are noted. Then an inquiry is conducted where the subject identifies the characteristics of the...


The Rorschach Inkblot Method

Rorschach test is a psychometric tool that uses a series of inkblots shown to a subject, and elicits verbal responses as to what the individual sees in the images.
It is administered by an examiner who asks questions and records answers.
It consists of ten symmetrical inkblots. The cards are presented individually and in a set order. Subject is instructed to report what the figures resemble or suggest to him. Responses to each card are recorded verbatim and reaction times are noted. Then an inquiry is conducted where the subject identifies the characteristics of the stimuli which affected his associations. Subject responses are used to determine a set of variables, which are used to define their personality along a set of various axes. Various aspects of responses are scored ex: location, relative size of the blot area, use of color and shading, presence of movement etc.

Weiner (1991) suggested that the Rorschach Test be categorized as a method of data collection, not a test as it does not test anything.

What is the Reliability of the Rorschach Test

Reliability depends on the ability to achieve a given measurement consistently (Weiner & Greene, 2008). It is reliable when evaluated using a defined rating scale and an appropriate set of examiners.  Inter-rater reliability and test-retest reliability are acceptable under these conditions. Exner reported reliabilities from .26 to .92 over a 1-year interval considering 41 variables; four of them were above .90, 25 between .81 and .89, and 10 below .75.

What is the Validity of the Rorschach Test?

Validity depends on the ability of a test to measure the constructs that it is purported to measure (Wiener & Greene, 2008).  Groth-Marnat (2009, p. 391) pointed out that results of validity studies on the Rorschach are mixed, but are confounded by various factors including the “type of scoring system, experience of the scorer, and type of population.”

* * *



* * *

Sources:
http://www.brainmaster.com/kb/entry/489/

If you found this useful, do remember to like Psychology Learners on Facebook and subscribe by email.


For 'SuperNotes' click here.

For Free eBook previews click here.

For other IGNOU MAPC material click here.

For IGNOU related information and material click here.

IGNOU Students - please visit the FREE IGNOU Help Center for latest updates.
IGNOU Solved Assignments:
Q14 - MAPC MPC003 Personality - Theories and Assessment - MPC-003/ASST/TMA/2014-15
Q17 - MPCE 012 PsychoDiagnostics - MPCE 012/ASST/TMA/2015-16
0 Comments.
Start the discussion!
Comment using Facebook
What others like...

Are you a Mental Health Leader?

If you are a psychologist, psychiatrist, counselor, therapist, educator or a mental health institution administrator we can help you improve your client satisfaction and generate higher revenues.

Contact Us

The Real Happiness Center

With a focus on positive psychology and passion for spreading happiness in the world, The Real Happiness Center is helping people find out what happiness means to them, and how they can achieve it.