In their early theories, the Gestalt psychologists argued that what you perceive depends on laws of organization, or simple rules by which you perceive shapes and forms. Describe these "simple" rules,
then show how the perceptual constancies also contribute to our view of the world as invariant, constant, and stable, even though we are sometimes fooled by ambiguity and illusions.
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Answer: Describe the law of proximity, the law of good continuation, the law of common fate, and the law of closure. Define perceptual constancy. Include size, shape, and lightness constancy. Discuss why illusions are studied.
rather than from damage to the receptor system of the ear.
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A person is more likely to conform if he or she
a. has high needs for structure or certainty. b. has a high degree of self-confidence. c. lives in a culture that emphasizes individuality. d. has all of these characteristics.
Most standardized tests of intelligence have a distribution of scores that _____
a) follows the normal curve. b) has a positive skew. c) has a negative skew. d) appears bimodal with two peaks of high frequency.
Explain the significance of the Brady v. Maryland and Batson v. Kentucky cases, as they relate to prosecutors' misconduct.
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One aspect of the complexity of adolescents' self-conceptions is that they can distinguish between an actual self and ____
a. potentiated selves b. possible selves c. imagined selves d. fictional selves