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How does the Rorschach inkblot test work? - Damion Searls

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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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Meet The Creators

Educator
Damion Searls
Director
Serin İnan, Tolga Yıldız
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Producer
Serin İnan
Designer
İbrahim Hakkı Uslu
Illustrator
İbrahim Hakkı Uslu
Animator
Gökhan Gürkan
Sound Designer
Deniz Doğançay
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Associate Editorial Producer
Dan Kwartler
Script Editor
Alex Gendler
Fact-Checker
Joseph Isaac

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