In an apparent pejorative, Stephen Black says:
> Of course, they still use the Rorschach, don't they?
I'm not sure who you mean by "they". People unlike us? I don't use the
Rorschach but I respect its power when "they" use it properly. The reason I
don't use it is that it is too cumbersome when used properly and there are
more efficient ways to get similar information.
I don't like taking the role of "defender of the bad tests", but the tools
themselves are not the problem. Any test, no matter how carefully designed,
can be misused. The Rorshach, when scored properly with, for example the
Exner system, can be as reliable and valid (and useful) as any other
personality test, such as the MMPI-2.
For example:
Author
Baity, Matthew R.
Hilsenroth, Mark J.
Title
Rorschach Aggressive Content (AgC) variable: A study of criterion
validity.
Journal
Journal of Personality Assessment
Volume/Issue
Vol 78(2)
Month
Apr
Year
2002
Pages
275-287
AND
Author
Meyer, Gregory J.
Hilsenroth, Mark J.
Baxter, Dirk
Exner, John E.Jr.
Fowler, J. Christopher
Piers, Craig C.
Resnick, Justin
Title
An examination of interrater reliability for scoring the Rorschach
comprehensive system in eight data sets.
Journal
Journal of Personality Assessment
Volume/Issue
Vol 78(2)
Month
Apr
Year
2002
Pages
219-274
Happy paper marking.
Bill Scott
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