When you look at the pattern below, you tend to perceive three "groups" of two items each rather than perceiving six separate items
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This tendency is best explained by the Gestalt principle of ____.
?
a. ?common fate
b. ?closure
c. ?similarity
d. ?proximity
ANSWER:
d
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a. self-report inventory c. cognitive impairment test b. projective personality test d. mental status examination
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a. Flynn Effect b. Peter Principle c. Barnum Effect d. Phi Phenomenon
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a. divergent b. functional fixedness c. convergent d. mental-set
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)