> At 12:32 PM 7/17/00 -0400, Michael J. Kane wrote:
> >
> >Those of you who teach (and/or do) assessment might be
> >interested to see the following website, "Fathers Rights to
> >Custody," and their instructions about how to "beat" the
> >Rorschach test:
> >
> >www.deltabravo.net/custody/rorschach.htm
On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, David Wasieleski, Ph.D. wrote:
> Michael:
> I had gotten this site from another listserv, and I use it in my ethics
> class. It is also used in the personality assessment course to discuss
> testing issues, validity, etc. But it's a bit of a disturbing thing to see
> in a public forum like the web.
The ethical issue seems obvious. We have a test whose
effectiveness to help decide an important legal and social issue
is impaired by the unauthorized release of information concerning
how to respond to it. Of course it's unethical.
Or is it? What's left out here is the fact that the Rorschach is
a nonsensical test based on an absurd theory without a shred of
evidence to support its use. Yet it enjoys undeserved prestige in
clinical psychology, psychiatry, the law, and in society
generally. Thus even though "diagnoses" based on it are utterly
meaningless and may result in great harm to those so diagnosed,
its use continues and may be a significant influence in court
cases. Now that's unethical!
Under the circumstances, I'd say that this web site which tells
how one may protect oneself against such harmful nonsense is not
only ethical, but its developers are to be congratulated for
their contribution to the fight against pseudoscience.
-Stephen
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