Rorschach Inkblot Test

Measurements of Personality:
A Personality test strives to observe and describe the pattern of personality which can be defined as the characteristic ways in which an individual thinks, feels and behaves. A number of personality tests have been developed in different fields to make assessment of personality of people. Some of them are used in clinical settings to diagnose mental illness and some of them are used likewise in organizational settings for selection and counselling. While, some of them are used in normal population to assess different conceptions of the dimensions of personality. The above mentioned different categories of personality tests again has been categorized in two broader categories such as:

Projective Personality Tests:

It consists of a series of ten inkblots. Psychologists ask subjects to look at the inkblots and describe what they see, and the psychologists then use complex scoring systems to interpret the subjects‟ responses. Scores are based on various characteristics of responses such as the originality of the response and the area of the blot described in the response. The Rorschach Inkblot Test provides information to psychologists about the subject‟s complex personality traits and the situational stresses the subject may be experiencing so

Individuals who score high are extraverts. They tend to be outgoing, talkative, assertive, active, energetic, excited and optimistic. They enjoy crowd, social gatherings and working in groups. Individuals who score low are introverts. They tend to be reserved rather than unfriendly, independent rather than followers, even-paced rather than sluggish. They are dull, quite, cautious and prefer to be alone.

(2) Openness to Experience (O): Openness to experience refers how open-minded a person is. Individuals high on this dimension are curious, imaginative, insightful and intellectual. Open individuals are willing to entertain novel ideas and unconventional values and they experience both positive and negative emotions more keenly than do closed individuals. On the other hand, individuals low on this dimension are close-minded, routine-oriented, uninterested, conventional in behaviour and conservative in outlook. They do not prefer to entertain new ideas and their emotional responses are somewhat muted.

(3) Agreeableness (A): The agreeable person is altruistic, empathic, warm, friendly, cooperative, trusting, courteous and tactful. While, disagreeable person is egocentric, unfriendly, competitive rather than cooperative, suspicious and