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  • Obligatory Youtube clip of Rockhound and others from "Armageddon" being tested. youtube.com/watch?v=INLo0Zr0_lA&feature=related (starting with 2:00 mark)
    – user5341
    Commented Jan 3, 2012 at 21:05
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    I'm betting that the Rorschach test has some value as a conversation starter to get patients talking about the things that are bothering them, who would otherwise has trouble expressing their problems in a standard conversation.
    – Mark Rogers
    Commented Jan 3, 2012 at 21:22
  • @MarkRogers possibly. However the claim i am skeptical of is that they are a valid test, not a valid conversation starter :-)
    – Sklivvz
    Commented Jan 4, 2012 at 0:23
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    Good question but you need to be a little more careful with your terminology. A reliable test is one that will produce similar results each time it is administered. For example, with the Rorschach does a person who states this week that a blot reminds him of his breakfast make a similar statement about the same blot a month later? With regards to your question, I think that you are asking, is the test valid for the purpose it is used for. For example, if the Rorschach Test is supposed to be able to discriminate between various mental disorders is there evidence that it can do this? Rel
    – Denys Yeo
    Commented Jan 4, 2012 at 22:04
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    @Oddthinking I would accept that. However there's a clear claim that it is "pseudo science". It is most definitely not so for BMI, pulse rate, etc.
    – Sklivvz
    Commented Jan 5, 2012 at 13:35