The Thematic Apperception Test

Kenney Mencher: Caption/Title Contest: Thematic Apperception Test

This is based on the The Thematic Apperception Test, or TAT, is a projective measure intended to evaluate a person's patterns of thought, attitudes, observational capacity, and emotional responses to ambiguous test materials. In the case of the TAT, the ambiguous materials consist of a set of cards that portray human figures in a variety of settings and situations. The subject is asked to tell the examiner a story about each card that includes the following elements: the event shown in the picture; what has led up to it; what the characters in the picture are feeling and thinking; and the outcome of the event.  My hair is short, so I don't have to worry about that. Tammy Sue told me to keep it short, so I do because that's a good idea. I did almost get caught that one time. My shirt was pulled down, so that it didn't get messy, and my brother walked in. I told him I thought I had a rash and was checking. He believed it, but didn't come near me for a week. Hi I am a painter and a professor of Art History and Studio Art. I am originally from New York, NY, where I attended Lehman College (City University of New York) then went on to the University of California, Davis, went for my MFA in painting from the University of Cincinnati in Ohio. I have taught at a number of institutions including the University of Chicago and Texas AM University in Laredo, and now I teach at Ohlone College in Fremont, California. I show at ArtHaus Gallery in San Francisco, Elliott Fouts Gallery in Sacramento, and Dahlia Woods Gallery in Dallas. Occasionally I show at Klaudia Marr Gallery in Santa Fe and I used to show at Hang Gallery in San Francisco and Jenkins Johnson Gallery. By entering the Contest, participants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Contest Entities, their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, franchisees, divisions, retailers, agencies and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from any and all damages whether direct or indirect, which may be due to or arise out of participation in the Contest or any portion thereof, or the acceptance, use/misuse or possession of prizes.

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