List of eponymous tests

Eponymous tests are generally named after the person who first described the test.

LetterTestNameDescription
AApgarVirginia ApgarUsed to quickly assess the health of a newborn infant
AApleyAlan Graham ApleyUsed to evaluate people for problems in the meniscus of the knee
BBechdel, Bechdel-WallaceAlison Bechdel, Liz WallaceUsed as an indicator for the active presence of women in films and other fiction, and to call attention to gender inequality in fiction
FFlesch–KincaidRudolf Flesch, J. Peter KincaidUsed to measure how difficult it is to understand a piece of text written in English.
MMyers–BriggsIsabel Briggs Myers, Katharine Cook BriggsUsed to identify psychological types from a Jungian perspective.
PRorschachHermann RorschachUsed to examine a person's personality characteristics and emotional functioning.
RParks–Bielschowsky also known as the Park's three-step test or the Bielschowsky head tilt testMarshall M. Parks, Alfred BielschowskyUsed to test for palsy of the superior oblique muscle.
SSzondiLéopold SzondiUsed to analyze personalities.
TTuringAlan TuringUsed to test a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human.

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