Roy, age 14, in the Sierras, armed with a microphone
Oh my.
According to yesterday’s Guardian (Testing times for Wikipedia after doctor posts secrets of the Rorschach inkblots), a doctor has put the “right answers” to the Rorschach inkblot test on the internet, thereby rendering it “useless”:
The online encyclopedia Wikipedia has become embroiled in a bitter row with psychologists after a Canadian doctor posted answers to controversial tests on the site. ¶ The Rorschach test is designed to give psychologists a window into the unconscious mind, but many now fear their patients will try to outwit them by memorising the "right" answers….
Of course, the test was already useless, so this is no big deal.
Essentially, the doctor poked a hole in a flat tire.
According to the Wikipedia article,
The Rorschach inkblot test is considered controversial by some researchers for several reasons. Some skeptics consider the Rorschach inkblot test pseudoscience, as several studies suggested that conclusions reached by test administrators since the 1950s were akin to cold reading. [I added the link.]
Cold reading. That’s what palm readers do. It’s what John Edward and James Van Praagh do.
Rorschach tests are bullshit.
Here’s inkblot 3.
If you see two humans, then, deep in your unconscious, either you (1) seek to realize your potential or (2) you are a pedophile.
Plus: Have you been thinking about taking a class or doing some maintenance on your mind, body or soul? Now is the time.
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