ROR-SCAN - Rorschach Software for Exner's Comprehensive System


	"The Rorschach Software of Choice" Smith and Hilsenroth, Journal of Personality Assessment, 80(1), 108-110

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Welcome to ROR-SCAN
2009 is our 21st Anniversary!

Fax: 405 (341) 9132
E-mail: rorscan@sbcglobal.net
Postal: 7400 Arbor Valley Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73025, U.S.A.

Announcements:

Our download version is now available.

VERSION 7: On ROR-SCAN's 20th anniversary, Version 7 was introduced at the March, 2008 SPA conference in New Orleans. It was our first major revision since Version 6 was released in June, 2001. To see what's new in Version 7, click here.

Version 7 for new customers:

New customers can purchase Version 7 pre-installed on a flash drive or by download for installation on a PC's hard drive. We most often recommend the flash drive version, as we did for Version 6, because of the advantages of running the software directly from the flash drive instead of from a computer's hard drive (see ROR-SCAN FLASH). If you prefer the download version, please read on.

When copy-protected software such as ROR-SCAN is installed from a download (or from a CD) and is then activated on a computer's hard drive, the activation files become vulnerable to various problems that can develop with hard drives, operating systems, automatic backups, viruses, and operations performed by uninformed computer technicians. When ROR-SCAN runs straight from our flash drive, the software's activation files remain on the flash drive, protected from those risks. (Due to potential compatibility problems, it is not possible to use our download installer to install V7 on your own flash drive.) For information about ordering the flash drive version, click here.

Because some people prefer the download version, we continue to offer it. If that is your preference, a highly recommended and effective way to safeguard your activation is to activate the program immediately before using the program and then to de-activate it immediately after finishing. Doing that removes the activation from your hard drive and returns it to our server where it stays safely stored until you need it again. Because activation and deactivation is fast and simple, it is easy to take this precaution and we strongly advise it. For instructions to download the software, see below.

Version 7 for ROR-SCAN upgraders:

Customers with Version 6 or earlier versions purchased on a CD/diskette or by download can upgrade to V7 on a flash drive purchased from us or by download. Please read the flash drive recommendations we make to new customers, above.

Customers with Version 6 purchased on a flash drive can upgrade to Version 7 by using one of the following methods:

(a) If you purchased V6 on our original style flash drive (with the removable plastic cap) and would like to have V7 on our new style flash drive (with the metal swivel cover shown in the picture), you can return your V6 flash drive for exchange. Please read the details about this option. If you want to keep your original style V6 flash drive, you can upgrade it to V7 by method (b), below.

(b) You can upgrade your V6 flash drive to V7 by download. First purchase a Product Code from us by downloading and sending us the order form. Then download (see below) and run our V7 installer to upgrade your V6 flash drive to V7. After the installer finishes, you can type in your Product Code and activate the V7 upgrade over the Internet. Your activation of V7 on the flash drive will be just as safe and permanent as the original V6 flash drive authorization was. The flash drive activation is NOT vulnerable to hard drive problems.

Pricing:

Please click Pricing for the cost of upgrades and new purchases.

To download the Version 7 installer:

The installer can either install Version 7 on your hard drive or upgrade your V6 flash drive to Version 7. Click here for instructions and the installer download link.

Flash drive:

Click ROR-SCAN FLASH for an explanation of our flash drive version. It is portable, secure, safe, and convenient. No floppy drive or CD drive is needed to run the program.

Other announcements:

Windows 7? Not a problem for ROR-SCAN 7.

Windows VISTA compatibility for Version 6: ROR-SCAN 6.03 (or higher) is compatible with Microsoft's new Vista operating system. However, Vista does not automatically let you use the V6 context-sensitive help system. To learn how to use ROR-SCAN's help system under Vista, please click here. If you have an early CD/diskette version of V6 and you get "error 219" when you attempt to install to Vista, please contact us for instructions.

A reminder to CD/diskette users: Uninstall ROR-SCAN's authorization before changing your computer's operating system or moving the program to a different computer!

If you purchased ROR-SCAN FLASH prior to November 24, 2006, you can enable your flash drive to open automatically on any computer and start ROR-SCAN without creating a desktop shortcut - just like a CD. Click here to learn more.

Read about Rorschach Training Programs and other CS resources.

Free v6.05 update for Version 6 users

What is ROR-SCAN?

It is computer software, most often used by psychologists for their work in personality assessment. Specifically, the software assists in the use of the Rorschach test using the scoring and interpretation methods of Exner's Comprehensive System.

Proper application of the Comprehensive System is time-intensive.
ROR-SCAN saves you time. It streamlines scoring, performs all necessary statistical calculations, generates interpretative hypotheses based on solid research, both past and recent, organizes clinical information, and discloses the scoring basis of every hypothesis. The software helps the psychologist make proper use of Rorschach findings.

What is the Rorschach? (a thumbnail sketch)

Commonly known as the "inkblot test", the Rorschach is one of the most widely used psychological assessment methods for obtaining information about how people function psychologically. The test uses a standard set of cards with inkblots printed on them and there is a standard way to solicit a person's responses to the inkblots. The Rorschach dates back to 1921 and had a controversial and colorful early history. Its scientific acceptance was achieved through the development of the Comprehensive System (CS), first devised in the 1970's by John E. Exner, Jr., Ph.D. and his team of researchers. Due to its very large body of empirical research and its well-normed database, the CS now provides the most reliable and valid system for use of the Rorschach. Although other systems are used, the CS is the one most widely taught in universities, most used by Rorschach researchers and clinicians, and most accepted by the profession.