When Anna looks at some modern artwork at the museum,she often thinks she sees human figures or faces and likes to make up stories about them.When she tells the stories to her friend,her friend says that the stories reflect Anna's unconscious thoughts.In psychological terms,what Anna does is most similar to:
A)classical conditioning.
B)a projective test.
C)behaviour sampling.
D)an objective test.

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Anna's interpretation of the artwork and the stories she creates reflect her subjective perceptions, experiences, and emotions, which are attributes of projective tests. Projective tests involve presenting ambiguous stimuli such as inkblots or pictures to the participant and asking them to respond with their interpretations, feelings, or thoughts. This helps reveal unconscious or buried aspects of the participant and is often used in personality assessments. Classical conditioning, behavior sampling, and objective tests are not relevant to this situation.

When Anna Looks at Some Modern Artwork at the Museum,she