Auto-analysis: “For what could be considered a form of psychotherapy, three New York therapists were shown pictures of the latest crop of speedsters, muscle cars and S.U.V.’s and asked to free-associate. It was a vehicular Rorschach test of sorts. The goal was to learn a bit about the positive and negative desires that motivate people to buy certain types of automobiles — is there a car for every midlife crisis? — and to uncover the tactics car designers use to lure customers. ” NY Times Magazine