Giving The Rorschach Test - Klopfer Method (1951)

in 1921 Dr Hermann Rorschach discovered that the way a person reacts to Ink plots reflects the kind of person he is based upon this discovery Dr Rorschach introduced a new method of psychological testing hello won't you come in hello won't you sit down thank you cigarette yes do you know anything about the Rorschach test why I saw the cards once will it affect my answers I don't think so I'm going to show you these ink plots tell me what they look like tell me everything you see the administration of the test varies with the subject's age and background some must be gently encouraged and some must be tactfully restrained from talking too much well this might be a bat a strange kind of bat though is that right and it's fine they're in the right or wrong answers I guess that's all I can find in this one can you see anything else take your time I'm not sure this might be a Halloween mask and over here looks like the figure of a person is that enough the number of answers is not important let's try the next one shall we may I turn it around yes if you wish well these might be two Scotty dogs they must have had a fight there's blood dripping from their paws I don't know what the red is up here am I supposed to look at all of it or just in parts anywhere at all just tell me everything you see these look like two waiters they're bowing to one another and this might be a butterfly between them after the subject has seen the ten cards the inquiry begins interpretation depends largely on how the response was formed part of the block was used did color shading and sense of movement contribute to the formation of the response The Examiner tries to find out by discrete questioning I'd like to go over some of the things you saw huh to be sure I understand them you said this might be a bat what makes it look like one it's got Wings sticking out on the side and the body in the center what made it seem like a strange kind of a bear Scott holds in it and the edges seemed torn What suggests the Halloween mask the spaces cut out for the eyes and the mouth show me how you see the person here she is right here in the middle the hands held up as though she were praying well here are the Scotties show me how you see them they have their paws together it's just part of the body back part seems to be missing and the other reason they look like Scotties oh they're dark and fuzzy the head's a square they sure do look bloody tell me more about the waiters they seem to be bowing to one another very politely I stiff collars and high heels why do you think of them as Waiters that informal dress tuxedos might suggests the butter fly to you right here the way the wings are shaped if it was just an outline would it still be a butterfly I guess so but I've seen the bright red in tropical collections I see something else here now looks like two monkeys they have long tails the third phase is testing the limits in some cases the responses may not have been given in the usual or popular way this subject responded to shading in card 2. but not in card six I'm going to give these cards to you again I would like you to look through them and see if you can find one which may look like either referrug or an animal skin well the Scotties here look like furry animals can you find another and have the heavy affair this one seems a little darker that's fine goodbye thank you you have seen how a raw shock test is given here are some questions to think about why does the examiner remain passive during the first part of the test what is the function of the inquiry why did she test the limits what are your reactions to the giving of the test