# How does the Rorschach inkblot test work?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Damion Searls
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/damion_searls_how_does_the_rorschach_inkblot_test_work)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

For nearly a century, ten inkblots have been used as an almost mystical personality test. Long kept confidential for psychologists and their patients, the mysterious images were said to draw out the workings of a person's mind. But what can inkblots really tell us, and how does this test work? Damion Searls details how the Rorschach Test can help us understand the patterns of our perceptions. \[Directed by Kozmonot Animation Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Deniz Dogancay\].

## Lectures

1. [How does the Rorschach inkblot test work?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/damion_searls_how_does_the_rorschach_inkblot_test_work/f3d9389383eb), 5 min (TED's player)