When You Let Go of a Balloon and It Floats

question 87

Multiple Choice

When you let go of a balloon and it floats away from you into the sky,the size of the retinal image gets smaller and smaller.However,you do not perceive the balloon as shrinking.This is an example of ______.

• A)pattern recognition
• B)bottom-up processing
• C)size constancy
• D)figure-ground organization

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Definitions:

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon where the desire for group consensus overrides people's common sense or logical reasoning.

Devil's Advocacy

A technique used in decision making and problem solving that involves taking an opposing viewpoint or position to uncover flaws or test the validity of a proposal.

Dialectical Inquiry

A debate between two opposing sets of recommendations.

Participative Decision Making

A decision-making process where all members of a group are involved in identifying essential decisions and developing strategies to reach them.