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:

Related Mcqs:

1. Babar has never met Marriam but he is convinced that she is deeply in love with him. Babar is suffering from:

   A. grandiose delusions
   B. jealous delusions
   C. obsessive – compulsive disorder
   D. erotomanic delusions

2. Stroebe and Diehl (1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
   1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups.
   2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups.
   3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
   4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 1 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

3. Stroebe and Diehl(1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
   1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups.
   2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups.
   3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
   4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 1 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

4. 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

5. Tanvir is a graduate student who is studying identity formation. He selects a group of 5-year-olds, a group of 10-years-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and interviews each group asking them what they plan to be when they finish school. In this example, Tanvir is using:

   A. a multi-factorial research design
   B. a longitudinal research design
   C. a cross-sectional research design
   D. a nested condition research design

6. Events that occur close together in space or time are generally perceived as belonging together. Gestalt psychologists refer to this as ________________?

   A. proximity
   B. closure
   C. similarity
   D. continuity

7. The visually perceived distance between ourselves and an object provides an important cue for our perception of the object’s:

   A. motion
   B. size
   C. color
   D. brightness

8. Viewing people from different groups as individuals and viewing people from different subgroups (such as Scots and English) as members of a single superordinate group represent which two types of prejudice reduction strategies?

   A. Intergroup contact
   B. Decategorization
   C. Recategorization
   D. a and b
   E. b and c

9. Viewing people from different groups as individuals and viewing people from different subgroups(such as Scots and English) as members of a single superordinate group represent which two types of prejudice reduction strategies?

   A. Intergroup contact
   B. Decategorization
   C. Recategorization
   D. a and b
   E. b and c

10. What is not a Gestalt grouping principle of perception?

    A. closure
    B. proximity
    C. disparity
    D. similarity