The Rorschach and the Internet

Assessing the Alternate-Form Reliability of Interview-Based and Web-Based Rorschach Responses Measuring Body Boundary Imagery and Regressive Imagery

“…Given the vast availability of information related to the Rorschach inkblot test that can be accessed easily and effortlessly, including the inkblot cards on the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia (Nashat, 2010;Schultz & Loving, 2012), it has to be taken into consideration that web-based administration of the Rorschach inkblot test might increase the possibility of malingering and providing fake responses.…”

“…Given the vast availability of information related to the Rorschach inkblot test that can be accessed easily and effortlessly, including the inkblot cards on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia (Nashat, 2010;Schulz and Loving, 2012), it has to be taken into consideration that web-based administration of the Rorschach inkblot test might increase the possibility of malingering and providing fake responses. For example, a patient taking the Rorschach inkblot test at home on a personal computer could request the help of a friend or family member to provide responses, and there is also the risk of sourcing responses that are classified as "normal."…”

“…Given the vast availability of information related to the Rorschach inkblot test that can be accessed easily and effortlessly, including the inkblot cards on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia (Nashat, 2010; Schulz and Loving, 2012), it has to be taken into consideration that web-based administration of the Rorschach inkblot test might increase the possibility of malingering and providing fake responses. For example, a patient taking the Rorschach inkblot test at home on a personal computer could request the help of a friend or family member to provide responses, and there is also the risk of sourcing responses that are classified as “normal.” Although there are disputes regarding whether computer software would be able to detect fake responses (Cohen, 1990; Kahn, Fox, & Rhode, 1988), web-based administration of the Rorschach inkblot test that facilitates the straightforward processing of data into a statistical software program would certainly enable the comparison of repeated responses provided by the same patient in web-based test administration to detect unusual protocols, as well as compared with the responses that were provided in initial face-to-face interviews.…”