The open-ended style of Rorschach’s test became controversial in the 1960s. “People don’t understand it’s about <i>how</i> you see, not <i>what</i> you see,” says Searls.
The open-ended style of Rorschach’s test became controversial in the 1960s. “People don’t understand it’s about how you see, not what you see,” says Searls.
Photograph by MARK THIESSEN, NGM STAFF. RORSCHACH TEST CARD COURTESY MERIT, L.A.

The Rorschach Test Is More Accurate Than You Think

100 years after the inkblots were created, studies show they reveal something about us.

This story appears in the September 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine.
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