When Bill looks at his lamp alternately with his

left eye and right eye, the image seems to jump from one position to another. This phenomenon illustrates ______.
a) the Gestalt principle of similarity
b) binocular disparity

c) interposition

d) the Gestalt principle of proximity

ANS: b

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Imagine that you are a participant in the experiment conducted by Schachter and Singer (1962). You were injected with a vitamin compound called Suproxin and told that you might experience an increased heart rate,

hand tremors, and sweaty palms. Further imagine that while completing a questionnaire, the person in the room with you begins to act angry, tears up the questionnaire, and storms from the room. You are likely to ________ because ________. a. ignore this situational cue; you know the source of your arousal b. become angry, too; situational cues have helped you label your arousal c. remain calm; to become angry would cause cognitive dissonance d. ignore the source of your arousal; the situation was so powerful

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