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