Exam 3 part 4

When you watch the teacher at the front of the room, you are easily able to distinguish her from the white board (or chalk board) behind her. This demonstrates the Gestalt principle of ________. A. binocular disparity B. similarity C. good continuation D. a figure-ground relationship

D. a figure-ground relationship

Nikki was walking around a department store shopping one day, and did not realize that the shirt she was wearing looked just like the shirts worn by employees. When a stranger asked, "do you work here," she thought it was funny. The other customers' assumption that Nikki was a store employee demonstrates the Gestalt principle of _______. A. proximity B. closure C. continuity D. similarity

D. similarity

Ronaldo was born without the ability to experience pain, though he can perceive temperature differences and changes in pressure. What is his condition called? A. congenital analgesia B. inherited numbness C. Korsakoff's disease D. Pacinian syndrome

A. congenital analgesia

One principle of civil engineering is that when you design a highway you should have traffic flow in the same direction and avoid interruptions to that flow as much as possible. Exit ramps tend to be curved so that cars don't have to stop rather than having 90-degree angles that force stops and starts. This is an application of which Gestalt principle? A. good continuation B. closure C. proximity D. contiguity

A. good continuation

If you watch a flock of birds flying overhead, each very close to the next one, you may perceive them as all being part of the same group. If they were all spaced very much apart, however, you may see them as individual birds not flying together. This distinction takes advantage of which Gestalt principle? A. proximity B. closure C. contiguity D. figure-ground

A. proximity

Vinnie is standing on one leg with his arms in the air. The ________ sense helps keep him balanced so he has less chance of falling over. A. nociception B. proprioception C. somatosensation D. vestibular

D. vestibular

Which school of thinking in psychology includes the following concepts: figure-ground relationship, law of continuity, and principle of closure? A. Ruffinian B. Gestalt C. Pacinian D. Humanistic

B. Gestalt

When a child works on a "connect the dots" puzzle, she can often see the completed work before she has finished all of the dots. Once there is enough visual information present, she's able to perceive the completed picture even though it is still incomplete. Which Gestalt principle does this demonstrate? A. good continuation B. closure C. proximity D. contiguity

B. closure

Felicia smacks her thumb with a hammer while building a doghouse. The sense of ________ provides her brain with information about the pain she feels. A. kinesthesia B. nociception C. preconception D. thermoception

B. nociception

Which perceptual system allows Nancy to run without watching her feet and hit a baseball without focusing on her hands? A. gustation B. proprioception C. somatosensation D. thermoception

B. proprioception