According to Sociologists, What Part Do Audiences Play in a Performance

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Multiple Choice

According to sociologists, what part do audiences play in a performance?

• A) Audience members are in almost total control of any given performance.
• B) Audience members interact with each other and the performers in a way that contributes to the collective experience.
• C) Audience members play very little part in performances.
• D) Performers should be aware of an audience's mood, but the performer, ultimately, is the one in control.

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Definitions:

Monocular Cues

Powerful depth cues available from the image in one eye, either the right or the left.

Binocular Cues

Depth cues that depend on the combination of the images in the left and right eyes and on the way the two eyes work together.

Gestalt Principle

A theory that proposes humans naturally perceive objects as organized patterns and wholes, rather than as separate components.

Principle Of Closure

A Gestalt psychology principle suggesting that individuals perceive objects as whole, even when they are incomplete because our minds fill in missing details.