You are driving your new Mustang and are stopped at a light. Right next to you is the biggest 18-wheeler you have ever seen. You feel that your car is moving, so you push as hard as you can against the brake. Then you realize that you were not moving;
the truck was. Which Gestalt principle explains what happened to you?
a) proximity
b) grouping
c) figure and ground
d) good continuation and inclusiveness
ANS: c
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a. test performance is influenced by cultural experiences. b. the reliability of intelligence tests is close to zero. c. the heritability of intelligence is 100 percent. d. numerical scores of intelligence serve to dehumanize individuals.
Edward starts to worry about telling his therapist about his drinking. He is afraid that the therapist will get mad at him like his mother used to. Edward has started relating to his therapist as he related to his mother. Edward is experiencing
a. transference. b. countertransference. c. catharsis. d. resistance. e. free association.