Question

Laila saw her husband standing in front of Movie Theatre. Later she accused him of going for movie without her. The assumption Laila made about her husband can be explained by which of the principles:

• A. Principle of closure
• B. Principle of proximity
• C. Principle of similarity
• D. Principle of transposition

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Principle of proximity

• The assumption Laila made about her husband can be explained by the Principle of Proximity and also the Principle of Covariation.

• The Principle of Proximity states that people tend to associate events that occur close together in time and space. In this case, Laila saw her husband standing in front of the movie theatre, so she assumed he went to the movie.

• The Principle of Covariation states that people tend to associate events that occur together frequently. If Laila's husband often goes to the movies when he's near a theatre, she might assume he did so in this case.