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How does the Rorschach inkblot test work? - Damion Searls

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What are the origins of the Rorschach test and how does it work? Explore the inkblot tool psychologists use to test a subject’s perceptions and mental health.

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i think rorscahc from the watchmen is inspired buy this scientist but thats just me

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For nearly a century, ten inkblots have been used as an almost mystical personality test. Long kept confidential for psychologists and their patients, the mysterious images were said to draw out the workings of a person’s mind. But what can inkblots really tell us, and how does this test work? Damion Searls details how the Rorschach Test can help us understand the patterns of our perceptions.

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I see fish 2 tigers bet butterfly 🦋 fish harm the human ,one good man and 2 bad people pull him to their side

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Lesson by Damion Searls, directed by Kozmonot Animation Studio.

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From what I understand, Hermann Rorschach's two children died without any kids of their own, leaving the Rorschach legacy without an heir. I find that to be really sad.

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More User Perspectives

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“What do you see”
Klansmen high-fiveing

@Noscamaudiobooks

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someone knows where to find the study from 2013 about it?

@saralanzuise2112

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Any other person in the medical field keeps seeing the deep structures of a coronal section of the brain? 🙃

@pomi6320

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"What do you see"
"I cant see anything"
"Look."
"I'M BLIND!!!"
"Interesting..."

@uhh_maybe

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The Creator

@RedLav-y5c

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Dr: What do you see?
Me: A Mothra poster from the original Godzilla movies.

@Mr.X.84-c8t

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So HOW does Rorschach ink block test work⁉️

@Mr.X.84-c8t

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This video was very disappointing. It did not shed any light on the question of how does Rorschach ink block test work?

@Mr.X.84-c8t

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Fallout for pimps taught me that was two bears highfiving lol

@BuddyWhite616

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0:13 I saw a clown

@arnold-shortsnigga

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”Never compromise. Not even in the face of Armageddon” — Hermann Rorschach, probably

@bulenboy5983

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Is anyone here because they got interested in The Morphogenic Engine ?

@PanchoB0

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@Rebecca-zr3lu

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Rorsarch happens to be hands down one of the most complex and enigmatic characters in the DC universe . I really wish they would use him so much more .

@atheistsince1210

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🎉 super information sir tq 🤝✨🎉

@psantoshkumarsantuksp4298

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all are pelvis

@Cassiopeia_0

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Like interpreting modern art

@discernor

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The Bruhs at the Psychosis clinic did this to me

@galaxy-wg1lf

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the digital designer for this video deserves a raise

@finnsonder3315

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Μια ίσως 1η προσπάθεια δημιουργία σωσία/ κλώνου/ πιστού αντιγράφου.Στόχος δεν ήταν να τους ψυχολογήσει, αλλά να τους υποκλέψει τη συνείδηση .Στην κάθε εικόνα δεν υπάρχει ολότητα, αλλά δύο όμοια μέρη.Αρκεί να κοιτάξει κανείς μία .όνο από τις δύο πλευρές.Απόλυτα συμμετρικές. Διπλωμένο χαρτί, καρμπον. Οι Ιάπωνες το κατάλαβαν και το προχώρησαν μέσω μαγνητικής τομογραφίας. Η Ντόλυ του 1922. Αναμενόμενο που τον σκότωσαν.Αιαχρό πείραμα πάνω σε ανθρώπους.

@Dogville-u5k

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I see a samurai armor helmet in every single blot...

@TheBorgiaBull

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they all look terrifying.

@okiiipookiii

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Never compromise

@Rishav_Negi123

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New Vegas
Two bears high-fiving

@parchedpigeon

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It's Row Shack

@leebennett1821

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they had it in nv so it's probably legit

@amphersonjones

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Doctor: "What do you see?"
me, an intellectual: "Jimmy Fallon with a hat on."

@freakyyclippyy

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Make the rorschach test to president guya
Before voting #ishiba #meloni #porky #dina

@asdrty258

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I,m not locked up in here with you ,YOU are locked up with me !!!!

@janebook294

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He died suddenly. Imagine that.

@carlarosenberger3657

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They look like ink blots.

@MichaelLevine-n6y

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I think its entirely bullschitte

@jayr3635

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Sooooo , how does the test work ????

@MarcusFreeman-n7p

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1st imagine is respect, 2nd image is courage, 3rd was kindness... then it went too fast... maybe candor

@BoydofZINJ

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My problem is that I don’t see what anyone else seems to see, with them. And in the case of a few, I can’t even see the normal responses when I try to look for that.

I see an angel… two bears highfiving… two butlers bowing to each other… a shadowy figure riding a motorcycle… a moth man… a spacecraft of some kind… nothing, on first look (but I can see a chemical reaction in the negative space, or a pair of carefully stacked rocks in the positive)… a portrait of a bipedal beings (from the waist up)… a pink container with a flame erupting from it, off gassing (no, I do not see a human)… and an assortment of creatures enacting some kind of ritual (which reminds me of politics, for some reason).

@Sef_Era

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A psychopathic ginger who kills criminals

@CaptainHowdy1973

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it's a good vedio

@salmaakkad-f6m

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What an awesome explanation. Thank you

@anamairazapata6306

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it's such a passive argressive test, if you answer it you are insane and if you refuse you are a psycho

@EnixForce

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Charlie Gordon😢

@gunglorysadending

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MM-MASSIVE

@aminoali9536

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this is extremely interesting because im a psych student

@navikenmula1640

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Made this test today. Not even it s completely nonsense, man who was doing this test did not even know how to tell the rules properly. I didnt even know I can see somerhing in small.paets of picture.

@TheUrzur

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I always give tbe generics answers

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