List of eponymous tests


Eponymous tests are generally named after the person who first described the test.
LetterTestNameDescription
AAbelFrederick AbelUsed to determine the flash point of a given sample of petroleum in order to ascertain the temperature at which it could safely be used
AAllen'sEdgar Van Nuys AllenUsed to assess the quality of arterial blood flow to the hand before arterial blood sampling or some surgeries
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
AAptLeonard AptUsed in newborns with blood in the stool to distinguish between swallowed maternal blood and neonatal gastrointestinal bleeding
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
DDuessLouisa DüssProjective test for young children.
EEbertRoger EbertUsed to find out whether a computer-based synthesized voice can tell a joke with sufficient skill to cause people to laugh.
FFlesch–KincaidRudolf Flesch, J. Peter KincaidUsed to measure how difficult it is to understand a piece of text written in English.
GGilmanHenry GilmanDetection of Grignard reagents and organolithium reagents
HHoltzman InkblotWayne H. HoltzmanProjective personality test similar to the Rorschach, aimed at detecting personality.
IIshiharaShinobu IshiharaColor perception test for red-green color deficiencies
MMillerMarvin MillerUsed by the United States Supreme Court for determining whether speech or expression can be labeled obscene, in which case it is not protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and can be prohibited.
MMyers–BriggsIsabel Briggs Myers, Katharine Cook BriggsUsed to identify psychological types from a Jungian perspective.
PParks–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.
RRorschachHermann RorschachUsed to examine a person's personality characteristics and emotional functioning.
SScoville OrganolepticWilbur ScovilleMeasure the pungency of chili peppers, as recorded in Scoville Heat Units, based on the concentration of capsaicinoids, among which capsaicin is the predominant component.
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.