The tendency to complete figures that are incomplete is known as ___________
a) figure–ground relationship
b) closure
c) similarity
d) continuity
ANS: B
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A. social psychology B. psychometrics C. clinical psychology D. developmental psychology
One of the major limitations of observational research methods is that ____
a. they are not cost effective b. behavior may be altered as a function of participants' awareness of being observed c. results tend to be invalid d. observation cannot be conducted in a structured way
During lunch, Tara says, “I am reading this book called On the Origin of Species, and the author has some really bizarre ideas about why we think and act as we do.” Thom replies, “Yeah, I read that book. It was written by Charles Darwin. I liked the discussion on ____.”?
a. ?functionalism b. ?structuralism c. ?introspection d. ?naturalselection
One of the most serious limitations of the work of Masters and Johnson is that they did not ________
a. include enough subjects who were readily orgasmic. b. conduct research to see how experience and culture influence physiological responses. c. follow up their survey research findings with laboratory work. d. study whether or not the source of stimulation influenced orgasm.