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Chapter 1. Scientific American: Psychology

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1.1 Quiz

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Barsha is at a college football game, where she is watching the marching band. Some of the band members are wearing yellow uniforms, and others are wearing white. She cheers loudly as the band members position themselves so that “Go Team” can be seen in yellow in the middle of the football field, surrounded by a rectangle of white. Which of the gestalt organizing principles allows her to perceive words based on the position of the different colored band uniforms?

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Talesha’s psychology instructor is discussing the human visual system, focusing on the blind spot that exists in each eye. “The blind spot is caused by the absence of photoreceptors where the optic nerve passes through the retina; but I wouldn’t worry about that. Your brain fills in the incomplete parts through the process of ________, which is one of the gestalt laws.”

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When they go to basic training, many military personnel are taught how to use camouflage to make themselves blend into their surroundings and become virtually undetectable. How can the effect of camouflage best be described based on a gestalt principle?

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Based on the gestalt law of continuity, which of the following would be the best description of how your brain “perceives” the letter “X”?

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Danielle recently bought some furniture that needs to be assembled. She is studying the instruction manual and is glad that the name of each piece is linked by a solid line to the location on the finished product. Danielle’s ability to understand how to put the furniture together has been assisted by the gestalt law of

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