The Rorschach Inkblot Test was one of the most famous personality tests, it was also one of the rare projective personality tests.
Through receiving certain media, such as irregular lines, blurred pictures, incomplete sentences or stories, the subjects either have to say imagination, or have to complete the sentences and stories, unrestrained release of their hearts, revealing personality characteristics, this is the projection method.
The Rorschach Inkblot Test was made up of 10 meticulously designed inkblot pictures. The pictures would appear before the subject in a predetermined order.
1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were all black and white pictures with different shades of ink. 2 and 3 were mostly black and white with some red details. 8, 9, and 10 were all color pictures. All 10 pictures were symmetrical and they were meaningless but they had many characteristics that could trigger one's imagination.
The reliability and validity of the Rorschach Inkblot Test was debatable but that was the case with almost all psychological tests.
At that moment, Gu Jun sat on the test chair in the middle of the empty room. He looked at the first inkblot picture that appeared on the screen not far away from him.
"Captain Gu, what do you think this picture looks like?" One of the judges, Di Minghui, asked. The other 4 judges beside him were taking notes.
When Gu Jun first arrived, they had a simple self-introduction. Their attitude was calm like they did not have any standpoint.
This Rorschach Inkblot Test was not the first test that Gu Jun did that day. He had already done some questionnaires on his personality. No matter what they asked, Gu Jun would answer them. He did not hide or conceal anything because he wanted to know the answer himself.
Actually, throughout the whole process, they were probably doing a psychological assessment. Be it observation or discussion, the judges were observing his mental state.
If he was not crazy, then he should not pretend to be crazy. If he was, then he should accept treatment as soon as possible.
That was the mentality Gu Jun had. Even though there was a turmoil in his heart, he had cooperated with the judges since the beginning.
The black and white inkblot before him surprised him but then he understood. This inkblot was the first picture of the Rorschach Inkblot Test he was familiar with. It was not a set of pictures designed specifically for him, it was not even one that was commonly used in the internal review of Phecda.
This didn't mean that they didn't take the test seriously. On the contrary, they wanted to start from the most basic test and didn't miss anything. They wanted to test as much as they could.
"Bats," Gu Jun said. This inkblot indeed reminded him of bats.
Bats, butterflies, moths, those were the top 3 reactions of the Rorschach Inkblot Test.
This was not the first time Gu Jun did the Rorschach Inkblot Test. He had done his research before so he was very familiar with the test mechanism. He even knew what kind of score he would get if he answered this way and how he would answer it to make himself look like a healthy person.
The speed of the subject's reaction could indicate many things. If the reaction was too fast, there might be anxiety, mania, and other problems. If the reaction was too slow, there might be depression and depression.
Normally, a normal person would give 17 to 27 responses to all ten pictures. The total number of responses but the quality of the responses would be the side of mania. The total number of responses but the quality of the responses would be the side of depression. The higher the quality of the responses would be the side of introverts. The lower the quality of the responses would be the side of the brain. The lower the quality of the responses would be the side of the brain. The lower the quality of the responses would be the side of the brain. The lower the quality of the responses would be the side of the brain.
Although there were many controversies, the Rorschach Inkblot Test had its own scientific logic and strict and complicated calculation methods.
A typical example would be when the subjects only saw corpses, anatomical drawings, and death. This person's mood would not be high.
"Anything else?" Di Minghui asked. "Did you think of anything else?"
The examiners looked at Gu Jun carefully. The test was not only about what he answered, but also how he answered. This included the time — the time it took for each picture to start the first response, the longer pauses between each response, the total time it took for each response to each picture, as well as his expressions, incidental movements, and other important behaviors. These were all part of his revelation.
Therefore, even though Gu Jun was very familiar with the test, his subtle behaviors were still worth the examiners' attention.
In addition, even though more than 50% of the subjects answered that the first inkblot was a bat, when it came to the same bat, some would say it was a 'flying bat', and some would say it was a 'dead bat carcass'. This would reflect a different state of mind.
Gu Jun looked at the picture and suddenly thought, If it was Wu Shiyu doing this test, she would probably be able to give a million responses to a picture.
And now, he was staring at it intently, feeling the details. There seemed to be something floating and looming in front of his eyes …
"Anubis," he said truthfully. "One on each side."
Anubis was the god of death in ancient Egyptian mythology. It had the head of a jackal and the body of a human. It appeared in the murals of the pharaohs. It was also the so-called "kobold" that was commonly seen in popular culture. People prayed to it, asking it to protect tombs, mummies, and the dead.
Human bodies, animals — including mythical, virtual, and real concepts or parts of the body, symbols, words, numbers, plants, and so on — were all answers that the subjects would have. But mythical creatures were rare, and it was Anubis.
Ancient Egypt, the god of death.
Nyarlathotep, Apep, Chaos, Darkness, Destruction …
Even Gu Jun himself was aware of which side his current mental state and personality traits were leaning towards.
The five examiners continued to record calmly, but Gu Jun was still watching. The scene before him seemed to change, and he said again, "Masks."
When he said the word "mask," the anxiety in his heart intensified. A thousand faces, a thousand masks …
Wearing a mask isn't bad, wearing a mask isn't bad … Am I wearing a mask now?
Bats, Anubis, masks, they continued to flicker before his eyes. Gu Jun could not see anything else so he shook his head. "That's all."
"Captain Gu, then please tell us, which parts of this picture reminded you of these three things?" Di Minghui asked.
The parts of the inkblot had different shapes, shades, colors, and so on, so where did the association come from? That was the deciding factor.
"They are all … a whole." Gu Jun said to himself, "There is no division, all three things are seen from the picture as a whole. Perhaps, Anubis … is the first thing that comes from the top of the picture, like the side of Anubis's mouth. "
The examiners continued to record. Di Minghui asked again, "You saw an Anubis on the left and right sides of the picture. The details of the two halves of the picture are different, do you think there is a difference between the two Anubis?"
The free reaction stage of the Rorschach Inkblot Test was to avoid all inducing questions but during the questioning stage, the examiners could use some questions to dig out the participant's hidden thoughts. For this question, the difference between the two sides of the picture was an objective fact and the difference between the two Anubis was also an objective fact.
Gu Jun continued to stare at the projection screen. The picture was symmetrical but the ink on the right side was darker and there were more obvious black spots …
The more he looked, the more agitated he became.
The black and white ink appeared to be dissolving and stirring, turning into a chaotic mess …
"One is real, the other is fake, and the other is … Nyarlathotep."
Gu Jun said as he looked at the examiners before him. All of them were blurred, including himself. "But I cannot tell which one is real and which one is fake."
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