psych
For some reason I spent some time this evening looking at psychological tests. First I did the old Myers-Briggs typology test thing, in which I scored a INTP like usual. Leah is a ISTJ, and we assume that those two personality types are well-matched, because we obviously get along so well together. I am unable to make a concrete determination in that direction, however, since you have to pay to do the Jung Marriage Test. Oh well, it wouldn't tell us anything we didn't already know, I'm sure. Some folks disparage the Myers-Briggs test; I wouldn't put any great stock in it, certainly, but it does do a wonderful job of describing my personality. Leah agrees. It's all in good fun.
Not in good fun, we find, is the Rorschach test (of inkblot fame). I never knew it, but apparently there are right and wrong answers to the test, and seeing certain images in the blots signals that the respondant is a mysogynist, say, or psychotic. Unfortunately the test is under copyright so I can't get a look at the actual cards, but this site has black and white images of the cards along with a cheat sheet that tells you the answers you're supposed to give, if you're sane. I only got some of them right. But we knew that already.
If people use either of those tests for any serious purpose, I'm worried. Especially the Rorschach. Can't you tell more about someone with a simple interview? I guess that's why I'm not a psychologist or a psychiatrist or whatever they are.