inkblot test

[ingk-blot]

noun

1. any of various psychological tests in which varied patterns formed by blots of ink are interpreted by the subject.

Word History and Origins

Origin of inkblot test¹

First recorded in 1925–30; ink + blot ¹

Example Sentences

Is there a better inkblot test for America right now than reaction to Bad Bunny being the halftime act for Super Bowl LX?

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Like a psychologist's inkblot test, it was possible to look at England's work, draw on different aspects and reach very different conclusions.

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The three may have combined to produce post-sunset skies on the western horizon that seemed to represent a sort of meteorological inkblot test.

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The Rorschach inkblot test was in use, as were the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a 567-item questionnaire, and the Thematic Apperception Test, developed by the Harvard psychologist Henry Murray.

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“It’s an inkblot test. They found something and said, ‘It sort of reminds me of a sponge.’”

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