Mr. Kocin is most likely taking up the Rorscharch Test. It is a psychological test in which a person would likely be shown by pictures which are usually ink blots and asked them to interpret what they are seeing or make a story out of it. It is a way of analyzing the person's way of thinking or characteristics based on the information or results that they were able to give or provide.
A TAT test asks the takers to look at an image and create a dramatic story entailing events. This includes what led to the event, what is happening currently, what the characters are feeling, and what was the ending.
