Participants in a study designed to identify symbolic benefits associated with Sutter Home wines are shown a photograph of a man eating at an upscale restaurant.The man in the picture is alone and has a glass of wine with his mea.The participants are asked to describe how the person in the picture feels and thinks.This is an example of a(n)_____ projective technique.
A) picture association
B) empty balloons
C) thematic apperception test
D) imagination exercise
E) personification

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The description of the task, which involves participants being asked to describe the thoughts and emotions of a person in a photograph, is characteristic of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). The TAT is a projective technique that uses ambiguous stimuli, like pictures, to elicit responses from participants that reveal their unconscious beliefs, motivations, and attitudes. The TAT seeks to uncover the ways in which participants impose meaning on a picture based on their own experiences and emotions. The other answer choices listed are not consistent with this description of the task.

Participants in a Study Designed to Identify Symbolic Benefits Associated