The Szondi Test.

The current status of “projective” “tests”.

“…The development of the Rorschach Inkblot Test (Rorschach, 1921(Rorschach, /1942 preceded formal discussions of projective psychological tests, but its popularity in the United States was largely attributable to its presumed projective qualities. The Rorschach was soon joined by other instruments of similar ambiguity, including the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT; Morgan & Murray, 1935;Murray, 1943), the Rosenzweig (1978) Picture Frustration Study, and the Szondi Test (Deri, 1949). Even instruments developed for other purposes came to be used as indicators of projection, particularly the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test (Hutt, 1985).…”

Are Differences between Twins a Result of Mutual Rivalry?

“…In thus displacing the conventional terms he also stresses as focus of attention the personality as an entity as against sexual definition in the narrower sense [37]. -The work of Deri [12] may still be recommended as an introduction to the principles underlying Szondi's test.…”

Four experiments with the Szondi Test.

“…The literature on the Szondi Test is extremely meagre. In addition to the two texts mentioned and other of Szondi's publications [15], it is briefly treated in Bell [2] and in articles by Deri [7], Rapaport [12], Stephenson [14], Giuliani [10] and Balint [1], Four papers on this test have been given before professional meetings: Calabresi [3], Davidson [4], Deri [5], and Fosberg [9]. Three book reviews have been published which have critically analyzed the technique: Margolet [11], Schafer [13], and Ellenberger [8].…”