Posted by badhaircut on January 13, 2004, at 8:25:21
In reply to Re: research paper, posted by underthecs on January 13, 2004, at 0:56:22
How about the Rorschach ink blots "projective" personality test? It's mostly hokum (says me), but many prominent, very bright psychologists & pdocs still swear by it and use it all the time. There's a LOT of material on the Rorschach, including several books that might be in a local library.
'con' introduction here: http://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/2001/May/erMay.7/5_7_01lilienfeld.html
(These are all 'con')
"What's Wrong with the Rorschach" by Jim Wood
"House of Cards" by Robyn Dawes
"Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology" by Scott Lilienfeld-bhc
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