A gestalt is best described as a (n):

Related Mcqs:

1. A Gestalt is best described as a/an ________________?

   A. binocular cue
   B. interposition
   C. perceptual adaptation
   D. organized whole

2. The organizational principles identified by Gestalt psychologists best illustrate the importance of:

   A. perceptual constancy
   B. perceptual adaptation
   C. visual capture
   D. top-down processing

3. Christina was skiing down an intermediate run when the run broke into two separate trails. One trial turned off at a 90-degree angle; the second trail appeared to continue in the same general direction she had been headed if Christina takes the second trial her actions would be consistent with the Gestalt principle of:

   A. common region
   B. simplicity
   C. closure
   D. continuity

4. We often perceive a series of dots on a printed from as a “solid” line because of the Gestalt principle of:

   A. Figure-ground
   B. Symmetry
   C. Similarity
   D. Closure

5. The Gestalt principle of proximity refers to the idea that:

   A. People tend to gravitate toward a common interaction distance
   B. Objects nearer to each other appear closer to the person observing
   C. Perception occurs in discrete time frames
   D. Objects nearer to each other are seen as forming a unit

6. Babar was at a football game, and even though people wearing green jackets were spread fairly evenly throughout the stands, he still perceived all the people in green jackets as a single group of visiting fans. Babar’s perception is most consistent with the Gestalt principle of:

   A. Constancy
   B. Similarity
   C. Closure
   D. Proximity

7. The fact that we tend to see stars in the sky as constellations refers to the Gestalt principle of:

   A. Proximity
   B. Closure
   C. Common Fate
   D. Similarity

8. Gestalt theory emphasized _____________?

   A. a flow of consciousness
   B. our tendency to see patterns
   C. the atoms of thought
   D. none of these

9. What would Gestalt psychologist say is reversing in a reversible figure, such as the vase-faces figure in your textbook?

   A. figure-ground relations
   B. perception of similarity
   C. good continuation
   D. border and texture

10. The organizational principles identified by Gestalt psychologists best illustrate the importance of:

    A. perceptual constancy
    B. perceptual adaptation
    C. visual capture
    D. top-down processing