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The Rorschach inkblot test was in use, as were the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a 567-item questionnaire, and the Thematic Apperception Test, developed by the Harvard psychologist Henry Murray.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Tests like the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and Rorschach are prone to over-pathologizing subjects, misidentifying them as addicts or abusers.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2018

According to the Society for Personality Assessment, the Rorschach inkblot test is second in popularity only to the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory among professionals in the field.

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2013

All must take H.I.V. tests and complete written exams like the 567-question Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, which screens for, among other things, depression, paranoia and gender confusion.

From New York Times • May 31, 2010

In his preliminary tests, the Binet, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Index and the Berneuter p.i., he had drawn almost a complete blank.

From Freudian Slip by Abel, Franklin