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INKBLOT [6 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
- position response
1, record 2, English, position%20response
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - position%20response
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réponse-position
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9ponse%2Dposition
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-02-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- inkblot
1, record 3, English, inkblot
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
How does an Inkblot test tell the psychologist someting about personality? The inkblots don’t really do anything. What's important is what people say about the image they see. You might say that the inkblots act as a mirror of the mind. 1, record 3, English, - inkblot
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tache d'encre
1, record 3, French, tache%20d%27encre
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 1992-09-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Military Strategy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ink blot
1, record 4, English, ink%20blot
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- inkblot 2, record 4, English, inkblot
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If a peace keeping force is sent in, the UN officials say the forces will not be deployed in a straight line separating the two sides as they usually are, but in what they have referred to as "inkblots" around areas of strife, with the troops seeking to defuse ethnic tension between rival communities. 2, record 4, English, - ink%20blot
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Stratégie militaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- en peau de léopard 1, record 4, French, en%20peau%20de%20l%C3%A9opard
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'idée est de déployer "en peau de léopard" (ink blot, selon l'expression anglaise) ces militaires dans les zones de combat, de sorte à créer des zones de sécurité neutralisées. 1, record 4, French, - en%20peau%20de%20l%C3%A9opard
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1984-09-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- texture response
1, record 5, English, texture%20response
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(Rorschach) a scoring category for responses based on the texture of the inkblot. 1, record 5, English, - texture%20response
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- réponse texture
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9ponse%20texture
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1984-08-29
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- content response
1, record 6, English, content%20response
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the subject's report of what he sees in an inkblot-animal, landscape, anatomical details, etc. 1, record 6, English, - content%20response
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- réponse-contenu 1, record 6, French, r%C3%A9ponse%2Dcontenu
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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