The gestalt principle of proximity 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: c
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What are the differences between objective and projective measures of personality?
What will be an ideal response?
A researcher has conducted an experiment in which she
assigned all of her students four hours of homework the night before a test, in order to see what effect the extra stress has on test performance. The study is flawed because the researcher did not include a(n) _____ a) control group. b) experimental group. c) independent variable. d) random sample.
Psychologists found a negative correlation between job satisfaction and pessimism. This means
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