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

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. The fact that objects that are near each other tend to be grouped together is known as:

   A. closure
   B. continuation
   C. similarity
   D. nearness

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. 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

6. Clinical psychologists tend to endorse behaviorism more strongly, and counseling psychologists tend to endorse which of the following?

   A. Eclectic approach
   B. Psychodynamic
   C. Humanistic
   D. Biological

7. The fact that objects that are near each other tend to be grouped together is known as:

   A. closure
   B. continuation
   C. similarity
   D. nearness

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

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

9. It is easier to see a camouflaged animal when it moves than when it stays still. This illustrates the Gestalt principle of ______________?

   A. closure
   B. proximity
   C. similarity
   D. common movement

10. We often a series of dots on a printed form as a “solid” line because of the Gestalt principle of:

    A. figure – ground
    B. symmetry
    C. similarity
    D. closure