Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Szondi test
open-in-new
<p>The Szondi test is a 1935 <a href="/facts/Nonverbal/Fq7EdXMW">nonverbal</a> <a href="/facts/Projective_personality_test/f3Y9LcwK">projective personality test</a> developed by <a href="/facts/L%C3%A9opold_Szondi/XnGodUx3">Léopold Szondi</a>. He theorized people's decisions are determined by genetically coded preferences ("<a href="/facts/Drive_theory/IpHhJh1I">drives</a>") that untimately shape their entire life ("fate"/"destiny"), and these <a href="/facts/Unconscious_mind/BAIRTFMM">unconscious</a> preferences can be uncovered through the <a href="/facts/Genotropism/7Fqnkqfh">subject's attraction</a> to photographs of similar individuals. </p><p>The test was found to have poor <a href="/facts/Psychometric/56X26MDI">psychometric</a> properties and its theory could not be confirmed. It has been rated by mental health professionals as one of the top five most discredited psychological tests. </p>