What's in an Inkblot? Study Guide

What quote from "What's in an Inkblot?" signifies a contrast, or change from one idea to another?

• “And beyond its pop culture status, . . .”

• “Yet almost since its creation, . . .”

• “In custody disputes, for example, ....."

• “And in recent years, . . .

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.3

What does the word ambiguous mean?

• able to be scored by skilled clinicians

• applicable to people of different age groups

• useful for personality assessment

• open to several possible meanings

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.RI.8.4

Select two reasons the Rorschach test has been considered controversial.

• The 10 inkblot images were not enough to be useful.

• The results contained information that was too personal.

• Clinical psychologists refused to use the test for custody disputes.

• Data from research studies contradicted each other.

• Clinicians administering the test used procedures that differed from one another

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CCSS.RI.8.8

Which pieces of evidence go with this thesis: "The Rorschach and other projective tests ARE USEFUL because they provide users with information about a person's psychological strengths and weaknesses, which cannot be learned through conversation alone." (3 answers)

• “. . . the test is generally regarded as offering a richness of information about a person's psychological world that cannot be gained from interviews or from ‘self-report’ tests . . .”

• “The test is considered particularly powerful in situations in which people may not be expected to volunteer negative information about themselves.”

• “. . . the test can yield a complex picture of people's psychological strengths and weaknesses, . . . including their intelligence and overall mental functioning.”

• “. . . the test tends to [make] even normal people look maladjusted.”

• “‘There has been a substantial gap between the clinical use of these tests and what the research suggests about their validity.’”

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.9A

Which pieces of evidence go with this thesis: The Rorschach and other projective tests ARE NOT USEFUL because they take a lot of time to score, have questionable validity, and tend to "overpathologize" people.

• “‘There has been a substantial gap between the clinical use of these tests and what the research suggests about their validity.’”

• “. . . the test is generally regarded as offering a richness of information about a person's psychological world that cannot be gained from interviews or from ‘self-report’ tests . . .”

• “The tests, which often take hours to score and interpret, add little information beyond what can be gleaned from far less time-consuming assessments . . .”

• “. . . the test tends to [make] even normal people look maladjusted.”

• “. . . the test can yield a complex picture of people's psychological strengths and weaknesses, . . . including their intelligence and overall mental functioning.”

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.9A

Which of the following statements best supports this thesis statement: " The Rorschach and Thematic Apperception Test are not very useful for determining

Charlie’s suitability for the experiment because Charlie isn’t able to answer the questions in the manner

intended."

• Since Charlie is undergoing research, he is well suited to the test.

• Because Charlie has trouble spelling words, the results of the test will be difficult to score.

• When Charlie is asked what he sees in the inkblot, he is unable to find anything.

• Even though Charlie is nervous, he manages to finish answering all the questions.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1B