Which Goal of Psychology Is Most Closely Met Through Naturalistic

question 200

Multiple Choice

Which goal of psychology is most closely met through naturalistic observation?

• A)altering behaviour
• B)predicting behaviour
• C)describing behaviour
• D)controlling behaviour

---

Definitions:

Depth Perception

The visual ability to perceive the world in three dimensions, enabling the estimation of distances.

Contiguity

The state of being close together in time or space, often used in psychology to describe how stimuli or events are associated through their proximity.

Figure-Ground Relationships

A visual perception principle that describes how people distinguish between an object (the figure) and its surrounding area (the ground).

Proximity

A principle of perception that describes how objects that are close to each other tend to be grouped together as part of the same object or group.