Closure is the tendency ________
a) to perceive objects, or figures, on some background
b) to complete figures that are incomplete
c) to perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping
d) to perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern
ANS: b
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a. 10 to 12. b. 12 to 14. c. 15 to 17. d. 18 to 22.
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a. if the goal sentence was located near the contradictory material, rather than far away. b. only if they were allowed a long processing time between reading the passage and judging it. c. in both the "near" and the "far" conditions. d. if they were novices, rather than experts
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a. ?bottom 10% of the class b. ?bottom quarter of the class c. ?top half of the class d. ?top 10% of the class