Why do we see so many different things in Rorschach ink blots?
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#2CP3D)
Devised as a method of psychiatric assessment over a century ago, the reason people see so many shapes and figures in the blots may finally be explained
They were made to delve into the depths of the mind and reveal its darkest secrets through the dancers, butterflies and occasional blood-soaked carcass that people saw when they looked at the patterns.
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