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Famous Psychological Tests

Psychology is a science dealing with human behavior and analyzing mental processes. There are a number of famous psychology tests that seek to draw conclusions about the behavior of humans, which are taught in colleges around the world. Some of these tests can be taken at home or online, and may give you insight into the way your brain functions.

  1. The Rorschach Test

    • Hermann Rorschach was a Swiss psychiatrist born in the late 1800s, who invented the now-popular Rorschach Test. It involves presenting different inkblots on paper to participants, and having them describe what they see. The psychologist will then record everything said, and analyze accordingly. There is no right or wrong answer in the Rorschach Test, because the aim is to examine rather than keep a score.

    Myers-Briggs Test

    • Established from the work of Carl Jung, the Myers-Briggs Test attempts to examine a person's personality and decision-making abilities, by presenting the participant with a list of questions. The subject then provides an answer explaining how he would deal in certain life situations. The outcome of the test indicates what kind of personality a person displays, for which there are 16 types. Levels of extroversion and introversion are measured, the answers tallied, and the results conclude how a person lives life and the way in which they view the world.

    Milgram Experiment Test

    • Stanley Migram's test, first described in the 1960s, involved analyzing behavior and the willingness to obey authority figures despite the consequences. Participants of the test were instructed to give a student electrical shocks each time an incorrect answer was given to a question. The student participating in the test was an actor and did not receive actual shocks, so Milgram was able to design the test without any physical consequences, to examine the behavior of participants who remained obedient to an authority figure no matter how crucial the supposed distress of the actor seemed, and those who weren't. The test is unlikely to be repeated these days due to ethical standards, but the results of past tests still play a significant role in psychology today.

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