The example of how we might perceive something that looks like an animal hiding behind a tree in the woods was used to illustrate the operation of
a. heuristics.
b. the Gestalt law of organization.
c. an algorithm.
d. both heuristics and the Gestalt law of organization.
Answer: d. both heuristics and the Gestalt law of organization.
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a. warm fibers begin to fire and we register the sensation of warm b. both warm and cool fibers begin to fire and we register the sensation of pain c. cool fibers begin to fire and we register the sensation of cool d. neither warm nor cool fibers begin to fire and we register only pressure
An English class is studying a Shakespeare sonnet. The teacher asks, "What literary device does Shakespeare use in the last six lines to get his point across?"The climate in this class favors
A) mastery goals. B) intrinsic motivation. C) performance goals. D) flow.
Adapting logical thinking to the practical constraints of real-life situations refers to ____
A. practicality B. concrete thinking C. pragmatism D. applied logic
How has socioeconomic status (SES) been shown to influence intelligence in children?
A. Higher SES children show lower heritability of intelligence. B. Lower SES children show lower heritability of intelligence. C. Higher SES children tend to be less intelligent than average. D. Lower SES children tend to be more intelligent than average.