Thirteen year old Ryan has a size 10 shoe even thoughhe is just five feet tall. In fact, it seems as
though parts of his body are growing at different rates. Why would this be so?
a. The different parts of the adolescent's body do not grow at the same pace.
b. Adolescent growth is proximodistal.
c. Adolescent growth is cephaulcaudal.
d. Although adolescents appear as though their body parts are growing at different rates, they are
growing symmetrically.
a. The different parts of the adolescent's body do not grow at the same pace.
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The Gestalt principle called the law of pragnanz suggests which of the following about our perceptual tendencies?
a. It is only possible to distinguish between a figure and a ground if they are of different colors. b. We are influenced mostly by the surroundings of a particular sensory stimulus. c. We tend to look past simple explanations and seek out complex forms. d. We group stimuli into the simplest possible form.
Perreault et al (2011) showed that individuals with ASD were superior at detecting bilateral symmetry in patterns of dots, and concluded that this was evidence against the Weak Central Coherence theory. This conclusion can be criticised because:
a. The study did not rule out the use of local cues to do the task b. Some participants may have had problems in resolving the small dots c. The duration of the stimulus presentations may have disadvantaged the control group d. The global cues to symmetry were weak