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RORSCHACH TEST [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- form determinant
1, record 1, English, form%20determinant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a Rorschach test, the form or shape which the subject perceives in an inkblot and which determines his response. 1, record 1, English, - form%20determinant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déterminant forme
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9terminant%20forme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- common response
1, record 2, English, common%20response
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- popular response 1, record 2, English, popular%20response
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For example, on the Rorschach Ink Blot Test some responses to particular cards occur with a high frequency among testees and are therefore classified as popular. 2, record 2, English, - common%20response
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réponse banale
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9ponse%20banale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- réponse-banalité 1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9ponse%2Dbanalit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-05-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- position response
1, record 3, English, position%20response
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a Rorschach test, a response determined by the position of a segment of the inkblot which is associated with a similar position of something in the environment. 1, record 3, English, - position%20response
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réponse-position
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9ponse%2Dposition
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-07-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Personality Development
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
- Human Behaviour
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Rorschach test
1, record 4, English, Rorschach%20test
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Rorschach Ink Blot Test 2, record 4, English, Rorschach%20Ink%20Blot%20Test
correct
- Rorschach Inkblots test 3, record 4, English, Rorschach%20Inkblots%20test
correct
- Rorschach technique 4, record 4, English, Rorschach%20technique
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a projective test utilizing 10 cards, printed with bilaterally symmetrical inkblots to which the subject responds by telling what he "sees on each card, or anything that might be presented there". ... the test is said to be diagnostic of personality as a whole. 5, record 4, English, - Rorschach%20test
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In some sources(ANAPS, 1968, p. 495 and ADEVA, 1964, p. 312) this test is sometimes designated as the Rorschach. 6, record 4, English, - Rorschach%20test
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Développement de la personnalité
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
- Comportement humain
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- test de Rorschach
1, record 4, French, test%20de%20Rorschach
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- psychodiagnostic de Rorschach 2, record 4, French, psychodiagnostic%20de%20Rorschach
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En 1918, il [Rorschach] construit un test projectif, composé de dix planches [...] représentant des taches symétriques. En notant l'importance que le sujet testé accorde aux différentes parties de celles-ci [...], il est possible de décrire la structure de sa personnalité [...] 3, record 4, French, - test%20de%20Rorschach
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans certaines sources (EMPSY, 1970, vol. 1, No 37190 A10, p. 2 et ZUMEN, 1976, p. 382), ce test est appelé le Rorschach. 4, record 4, French, - test%20de%20Rorschach
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
EMSPY, 1970, vol. 1, N° 37190 A10, p. 2. 4, record 4, French, - test%20de%20Rorschach
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-03-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Personality Development
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
- Human Behaviour
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Thematic Apperception Test
1, record 5, English, Thematic%20Apperception%20Test
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a projective method for the investigation of personality that consists of a series of 20 pictures about which individual are instructed to tell stories (Murray, 1943). ... users of the test relate a plot with a beginning, a middle, and an end. ... the individual [has] to use his imagination freely in order to tell what the people are thinking and feeling. 1, record 5, English, - Thematic%20Apperception%20Test
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The Thematic Apperception Test and the Rorschach Ink Block Test are only two widely used examples of the use of art and imagery in standardized diagnotic testing. These tests use a combination of colors, designs, and pictures as a method of getting people to project meaning of the images. The pictures and images are ambiguous enough that people have to project their way of seeing, feeling, and generally expanding their life view. 1, record 5, English, - Thematic%20Apperception%20Test
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Développement de la personnalité
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
- Comportement humain
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Thematic Apperception Test
1, record 5, French, Thematic%20Apperception%20Test
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- T.A.T. 2, record 5, French, T%2EA%2ET%2E
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- test d'aperception de thèmes 3, record 5, French, test%20d%27aperception%20de%20th%C3%A8mes
correct, masculine noun
- test d'aperception thématique de Murray 4, record 5, French, test%20d%27aperception%20th%C3%A9matique%20de%20Murray
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le T.A.T. ou Thematic Apperception Test [...] consiste à présenter une série de dessins et à demander de raconter une histoire d'après ces dessins. [...] Dans l'histoire qu'il doit raconter, le sujet doit dire ce que le dessin représente, ce qui s'est passé avant le dessin pour amener à la situation actuelle et enfin, ce qui se passera après l'image dans la conclusion; il doit indiquer aussi ce que pensent les personnages. 5, record 5, French, - Thematic%20Apperception%20Test
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
EMPSY, 1970, vol. 1, N° 37190 A10, p. 13. 6, record 5, French, - Thematic%20Apperception%20Test
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
EMPSY, 1970, vol. 1, N° 37190 A10, p. 13. 6, record 5, French, - Thematic%20Apperception%20Test
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-08-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
- Educational Psychology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- psychogram
1, record 6, English, psychogram
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A description of the mental life of an individual; esp : the pattern of responses to a projective technique(as the Rorschach test). 2, record 6, English, - psychogram
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
- Psychologie scolaire
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- psychogramme
1, record 6, French, psychogramme
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1985-06-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- introversive type
1, record 7, English, introversive%20type
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An individual who in the Rorschach test shows a "predominance of introverted behavior, intense relationships, stabilized affectivity and motility.... " 1, record 7, English, - introversive%20type
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- type introversif
1, record 7, French, type%20introversif
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un des deux types de "résonance intime" de Rorschach : individu qui a tendance à rapporter son expérience à quelque chose d'intime, (...) trouve son plaisir et sa satisfaction dans ses pensées et son imagination. (...) vie affective relativement stable. 1, record 7, French, - type%20introversif
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1984-08-29
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Aids (Psychology)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Behn-Rorschach test 1, record 8, English, Behn%2DRorschach%20test
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A set of inkblots that parallels the original "Rorschach Test". 1, record 8, English, - Behn%2DRorschach%20test
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Aides au diagnostic (Psychologie)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- test Bero
1, record 8, French, test%20Bero
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- test Boehm-Rorschach 2, record 8, French, test%20Boehm%2DRorschach
masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Test «Boehm-Rorschach», pour utilisation d'une série, parallèle à celle de Rorschach, de planches de taches d'encre établies par Boehm. 1, record 8, French, - test%20Bero
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1984-08-29
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- extratensive type
1, record 9, English, extratensive%20type
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An experimental type showing "an urge to live outward, excitable motility and weak affectivity" in the Rorschach test. Coincides in large measure with C. G. Jung's extraverted type. 1, record 9, English, - extratensive%20type
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- type extratensif 1, record 9, French, type%20extratensif
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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