The Rorschach test is a well-known personality test method, and it is also a rare projective personality test.
By accepting a certain medium, such as irregular lines, blurred pictures, incomplete sentences or stories, the subjects either want to express their imagination, or complete the sentences and stories, and release their own emotions freely. Inside, personality traits are revealed, this is the projection method.
The Rorschach inkblot test consists of 10 well-designed inkblot pictures, and the test pictures appear in front of the subjects in a prescribed order.
1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are black and white pictures with different shades of ink; 2 and 3 are black and white with some red details added; 8, 9, and 10 are color pictures . All ten images are symmetrical and meaningless, but have many evocative features.
The reliability and validity of the Rorschach inkblot test is controversial, but almost all psychological tests are controversial.
At this time, Gu Jun was sitting on the subject's chair in the middle of the empty review room, watching the first inkblot picture appear on the projection screen not far away.
"Captain Gu, what does this picture look like to you?" Zhai Minghui, a judge behind the judging table, asked, while the other four judges were taking notes.
When Gu Jun first arrived here, they introduced themselves briefly, and their attitudes were very peaceful, as if they didn't have any position.
This Rorschach test is not the first test that Gu Jun took today. Regarding his personality, he has done some questionnaire tests before. Gu Jun answered whatever they asked, and he didn't hide or hide it, because he wanted to know the answer himself.
In fact, the whole process is also undergoing psychological evaluation at the same time. Whether it is observation method or interview method, these assessors are observing his mental state.
If you are not crazy, then don't pretend to be crazy. If you are crazy, then get treatment as soon as possible.
Gu Jun has such a mentality. Although there is agitation in his heart, he has been cooperating well from the beginning to the present.
The black and white inkblot picture in front of him at this time surprised him a bit, but he immediately understood that this inkblot picture was the first picture of the Rorschach inkblot test he was familiar with, not a set of pictures redesigned for him. It's not even routinely used in the internal review of the Tianji Bureau.
This does not mean that they do not pay much attention to this test, on the contrary, they should start from the most basic test, not letting go of anything, and test as much as possible.
"Bat." Gu Jun said, this inkblot really reminded him of bats at first glance.
Bats, butterflies, and moths were the top three responses of Rorschach subjects to this picture.
This is not the first time for Gu Jun to take the Rorschach test. He has done in-depth research for a long time, and he is very familiar with the mechanism of this test. Looks like a normal person with a healthy mentality.
The speed of the subject's reaction can reveal a lot. If the reaction is too fast, there may be problems such as anxiety and mania, and if the reaction is too slow, there may be problems such as depression and depression.
Generally, a normal person will give 17-27 answers to all 10 pictures. If the total number of answers is large but the quality is poor, it is mania. The total number of answers but high quality is depression. Less quality and poor quality may have brain problems or mental retardation... Fewer animals are sensitive, too many animals are rigid, 20-35% of animals are cheerful, and 50-75% are depressed...
Although there are many controversies, the Rorschach inkblot test has its own scientific logic and rigorous and complex calculation methods.
Typically, when the subject sees almost all corpses, anatomical diagrams, and death, the person's mood will not be so high.
"Is there anything else?" Zhai Minghui asked, "Did you think of anything else?"
The judges are watching Gu Jun carefully. The test is not only about what he answers, but also how he answers, including the time required for each picture from appearing to the first reaction, and the comparison between each reaction. The long pause times, the total time it takes to react to each picture; and his expressions, incidental actions, and other important behaviors are all part of his reveal.
So even if Gu Jun is very familiar with this set, his subtle behaviors are still worthy of the judges' attention.
In addition, although more than 50% of the subjects answered the first inkblot picture as a bat, it was also a bat. Some would say it was a "flying bat", while others would say it was a "dead bat corpse". This again reflects a different state of mind.
Gu Jun looked at the picture, but suddenly thought in his heart, if Wu Shiyu took this kind of test, she would be able to synaesthete a million reactions with one picture.
And now he is watching and feeling those details so intently, it seems that something is floating and looming in front of his eyes...
"Anubis," he said truthfully, "one on each side."
Anubis, anubis, ?νouβi?, the god of death in ancient Egyptian mythology, appears in the pharaoh's murals with the image of a jackal head and a human body. It is also the so-called "kobold" that is very common in popular culture. People prayed to it to protect the grave, protect the mummies, protect the dead.
Human body, animals, including mythical, virtual, real concepts or body parts, symbols, characters, numbers, plants, etc., are all the answers that the subjects will have. But myths are rare, and it's Anubis.
Ancient Egypt, God of Death.
Nyarlathotep, Apep, Chaos, Darkness, Destruction...
Even Gu Jun himself is aware of which side his current mental state and personality characteristics are leaning towards.
The five judges were still recording calmly, while Gu Jun was still watching, the scene in front of him seemed to have changed, and said again: "Mask."
When he uttered the word mask, the restlessness in his heart became heavier, a thousand faces, a thousand masks...
It’s not bad to wear a mask, isn’t it bad to wear a mask… I am wearing a mask right now…
Bats, Anubis, and masks kept rolling and alternating in front of his eyes. Gu Jun couldn't see anything else, so he shook his head: "It's gone."
"Captain Gu, please tell us which parts of this picture remind you of these three things." Zhai Minghui said again.
Parts of the inkblot map have different shapes, shades, colors, etc., where is the association triggered? This is the so-called determinant.
"It's all... as a whole." Gu Jun pondered, "There is no division, the three things can be seen from the picture as a whole. Probably, Anubis... is the first association that arouses from the two sides of the picture, like Anu side of Bees' mouth."
The reviewers took notes again, and Zhai Minghui asked again: "You see an Anubis on the left and right, and the local details of the left and right halves of this picture are different. Do you think that the two Anubis are different? What's the difference?"
In the free response stage of the Rorschach inkblot test, all inductive questions should be avoided, but in the question stage, the reviewer can use some questions to dig out the hidden thoughts of the subjects. And as far as this question is concerned, the difference between the two sides of the picture is an objective fact, and the difference between the two Anubis in the picture is also an objective fact.
Gu Jun continued to look at the projection screen. The picture was symmetrical, but the mottled ink on the right half was darker, and there were a few more conspicuous black spots...
The more he looked, the more turmoil in his heart would come to him.
Those black and white ink blots seemed to be melting, stirred up, and turned into chaos...
"One is true, the other is false, and the other is... Nyarlathotep."
Gu Jun said, looking at the reviewers in front, everyone became blurred, including himself, "But, I'm not sure which one is true and which one is false."