A famous artist has made a name for herself by the way she leaves objects in paintings incompletely drawn. Yet when we look at her works, we perceive the complete objects. What organizational rule of perception is occurring?

A. closure
B. simplicity
C. similarity
D. absolute threshold


Answer: A

Psychology

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According to Goodstein (2000), which characteristic of scientific enquiry states that for scientists, knowledge comes from observations and that scientists enthusiastically search for observations that will verify or reject their ideas about the world?

A. Scientists are not alone. B. Scientific evidence is peer reviewed. C. Data play a central role. D. Science is adversarial.

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You and your roommate are having a discussion about divorce. You both believe there is no ethical reason for someone who is unhappy in his or her marriage not to seek a divorce-that the individual's interests are the most important thing to consider. Because you are both emerging adults, Jensen would argue that you probably use what worldview to determine ethical behavior?

A. Ethic of Autonomy B. Ethic of Community C. Ethic of Culture D. Ethic of Divinity

Psychology

When a child is reared in an abusive household, as an adult, she or he is also likely to abuse her or his own children.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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