Question

When hearing the words "eel is on the wagon," you would likely perceive the first word as wheel. Given "eel is on the orange," you would likely perceive the first word as peel.

This context effect best illustrates the organizational principle of:

A) proximity.
B) interposition.
C) closure.
D) accommodation.

Answer 1

C) closure

Step-by-step explanation:

In psychology and gestalt, the principle of closure refers to the tendency of our mind to complete the gaps in the information we are presented (either visual or hearing) in a way that it makes sense in our mind to make it look like something coherent.

In this example, if the word "eel" is followed by "wagon" we would likely perceive the first word as "wheel", since the words "wheel" and "wagon" are related, unlike "eel" and "wagon".

However, if the word "eel" is followed by the word "orange" we we would likely perceive the first word as "peel", since the words "peel" and "orange" are related, unlike "eel" and "orange".

This shows that our mind is completing the information in a way that makes more sense and has more significance. Therefore, this effect best illustrates the organizational principle of closure.