How can psychologists tell anything from asking people to read inkblots?
This is an area of substantial controversy. Many clinicians have been well-trained to make plausible inferences from the patterns that show up when people find images or tell stories in response to vague stimuli. Practitioners have great confidence that the tests can be used to produce valuable insights into the human condition. However, many scientists suggest that the scientific data on validity and reliability of the tests just dont warrant the confidence that clinicians express. However, clinicians are reluctant to abandon a technique that has proven helpful in clinical contexts.
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