Question

Frank and gina are looking at an abstract painting in a museum. gina describes objects and people she thinks she sees int he painting. frank says, "it's a bunch of paint thrown on a canvas." gina responds, "no, there is so much here that you just don't see." during lunch, they agree that their experience reminds them of what concept they learned in introductory psychology?

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: Projective testing

Projective testing refers to a test that being done by providing the test subject with ambigous stimuli, and told that subject to make a certain interpretation on that stimuli, Based on their interpretation, we can analyze a hidden emotion or perspective that held by the subjects.