Question

Clyde is a hunter and a member of the national rifle association (nra) and proudly displays its decal on his truck. when he glimpsed a window decal on don's car, he thought, "hey, don is a member of nra, too." clyde correctly filled in the words on the decal by relating the shape and color of the decal to the decal he was familiar with. clyde used ____ to fill in missing information.

Answer 1

Clyde used "closure" to fill in missing information.

It is believed by psychologists that the mind has a tendency to see structures and figures in their entire appearance notwithstanding the nonappearance of one or more of their parts, either covered up or absolutely missing. This alludes to the law of closure. For instance, a circle drawn utilizing broken lines is as yet seen by the human mind as a circle.