Which of the Following People Is Within a Group That

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which of the following people is within a group that would have the highest chance of experiencing PTSD after witnessing the attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11,2001?

• A)Esperanza,a Colombian woman,who recently moved to New York City and has few family members or friends there
• B)Dan,a Black American lawyer,who saw the events from his office window
• C)Jeff,a White American and recent college graduate,who was visiting with friends
• D)Sulo,an Asian American woman,who lives with her family in Queens

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Definitions:

Perceptual Parsing

The cognitive process by which the brain segments and organizes sensory input into meaningful units or objects, allowing for the interpretation of the visual and auditory world.

Figure-Ground Relationships

A visual perception principle that involves distinguishing an object (the figure) from its surrounding area (the ground).

Perceptual Organization

The cognitive process by which the brain structures sensory input into meaningful patterns or objects.

Perceptual Constancy

The accurate perception of certain attributes of a distal object, such as its shape, size, and brightness, despite changes in the proximal stimulus caused by variations in our viewing circumstances.