Athletes Often Privately Attribute Their Losses to Bad Officiating

question 43

Multiple Choice

Athletes often privately attribute their losses to bad officiating.This best illustrates

• A) secure self-esteem.
• B) the spotlight effect.
• C) self-serving bias.
• D) free association.

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Definitions:

Good Continuation

Good continuation is a principle in Gestalt psychology that describes the tendency for the human visual system to perceive connected lines and patterns as continuing in a smooth, uninterrupted direction.

Proximity

The principle suggesting that objects that are physically close to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together.

Closure

The psychological term that describes an individual's desire or tendency to seek a sense of completeness or wholeness in perceiving or organizing information or experiences.