The segregation of a whole display into objects and background is known as ______.
a. size constancy
b. retinal imagery
c. bottom-up processing
d. figure-ground organization
d. figure-ground organization
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Why is it that some information about children can be ethically collected only by case studies?
a. It is not acceptable to question children about painful experiences. b. Only psychiatrists are licensed to conduct case studies. c. Case studies often document extreme conditions that would be cruel to set up. d. Case studies often involve punishment for children who are unwilling to participate.
Wendy is walking down the street when she suddenly falls down and lands squarely on her backside. A group of girls standing about 50 feet away start laughing hysterically, telling each other what a klutz Wendy is
The unsympathetic girls in this group are making a(n) __________ attribution to explain why Wendy fell down. A) situational B) negative C) positive D) dispositional
The tendency of people to comply with a second, lesser request after refusing a first, larger one is called the ______ effect
a. lowball b. foot-in-the-door c. door-in-the-face d. bait and switch
Ms. Scott was testing a theory on spelling word recall. To control for ______ she used randomization of the word lists.
A. confounds B. demand characteristic C. ecological validity D. measurement accuracy