Question 1

​Concurrent with the rise of Gestalt psychology,the Zeitgeist in physics was embracing ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​positivism 
B) operationism 
C) ​phenomenology 
D) field theory 
E) topology 
A) ​positivism 
B) operationism 
C) ​phenomenology 
D) field theory 
E) topology

Question 2

The Zeitgeist in physics at the time Gestalt psychology was founded was "fields of force."​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Although acclaimed for his work on static and stationary physical Gestalts,Koffka is better known for his work on insight learning.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

​The connection between certain aspects of Gestalt psychology and principles and terms of physics reflects ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Köhler's training in physics 
B) the impact of Bridgman's work on operationism 
C) ​a lack of alternative systems from which to draw vocabulary 
D) Lewin's topologies 
E) Wertheimer's fascination with stroboscopes 
A) ​Köhler's training in physics 
B) the impact of Bridgman's work on operationism 
C) ​a lack of alternative systems from which to draw vocabulary 
D) Lewin's topologies 
E) Wertheimer's fascination with stroboscopes

Question 5

​The psychologist who most directly influenced the basic tenets of Gestalt psychology was Ebbinghaus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

​How did Wertheimer explain the phi phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) ​He did not;he said it did not need explanation. 
B) He could not. 
C) ​He explained it in terms of the speed of the flashing of the lights. 
D) He described it in terms of the principle of proximity. 
E) He described it in terms of the principle of continuity. 
A) ​He did not;he said it did not need explanation. 
B) He could not. 
C) ​He explained it in terms of the speed of the flashing of the lights. 
D) He described it in terms of the principle of proximity. 
E) He described it in terms of the principle of continuity.

Question 7

​Some critics claim that the Gestalt psychologists were too occupied with research at the expense of theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What was the central thrust or point of Max Wertheimer's book on productive thinking? What is productive thinking? Describe his approach to problem solving as well as his views on mechanical drill and rote learning.​

Accepted Answer

The central thrust of Max Wertheimer's b

Question 9

The Gestalt psychologists argued that reduction to the elements of experience ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​are products of reflection 
B) are products of abstraction 
C) ​are remote from immediate experience 
D) do not and cannot explain a perception 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) ​are products of reflection 
B) are products of abstraction 
C) ​are remote from immediate experience 
D) do not and cannot explain a perception 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 10

​The greatest stimulus for Gestalt psychology are Müller's Gestalt quälitaten.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Gestalt psychology,perceptual organization is instantaneous.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

​The Gestalt system was introduced to American scholars by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Wertheimer 
B) Koffka 
C) ​Köhler 
D) Lewin 
E) von Ehrenfels 
A) ​Wertheimer 
B) Koffka 
C) ​Köhler 
D) Lewin 
E) von Ehrenfels

Question 13

​Wertheimer's basic premise for productive thinking was that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​the whole problem must dominate the parts 
B) the learner must be given all the necessary tools for solving the problem 
C) ​rote learning is not learning;it is memorization 
D) the principles of solutions must be understood,not just situation-specific or problem-specific solutions 
E) both the whole problem must dominate the parts and the principles of solutions must be understood,not just situation-specific or problem-specific solutions 
A) ​the whole problem must dominate the parts 
B) the learner must be given all the necessary tools for solving the problem 
C) ​rote learning is not learning;it is memorization 
D) the principles of solutions must be understood,not just situation-specific or problem-specific solutions 
E) both the whole problem must dominate the parts and the principles of solutions must be understood,not just situation-specific or problem-specific solutions

Question 14

​The term field theory was applied to whose system?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Gestalt psychology's 
B) Wertheimer's 
C) ​Koffka's 
D) Köhler's 
E) Lewin's 
A) ​Gestalt psychology's 
B) Wertheimer's 
C) ​Koffka's 
D) Köhler's 
E) Lewin's

Question 15

​Perhaps the best known of the books written by the Gestalt psychologists,The Mentality of Apes,____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​was the result of the influence of Darwin's theory of evolution 
B) documented animals' purposeful behaviors to solve problems 
C) ​aided in the discovery of perceptual constancies 
D) is an example of the application of field theory to the behavior of monkeys 
E) demonstrates the influence of the functionalist school and its emphasis on adaptation 
A) ​was the result of the influence of Darwin's theory of evolution 
B) documented animals' purposeful behaviors to solve problems 
C) ​aided in the discovery of perceptual constancies 
D) is an example of the application of field theory to the behavior of monkeys 
E) demonstrates the influence of the functionalist school and its emphasis on adaptation

Question 16

​The Gestalt protest against Wundt's system focused on his ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​elementism 
B) denial of will 
C) notion of imageless thought​ 
D) use of introspection 
E) determinism 
A) ​elementism 
B) denial of will 
C) notion of imageless thought​ 
D) use of introspection 
E) determinism

Question 17

​Which of the following statements indicates how Gestalt psychology and behaviorism treated the study of consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Gestalt psychology rejected the existence of consciousness.Behaviorism accepted the study of consciousness and claimed it can be analyzed into stimulus-response associations. 
B) Both Gestalt psychology and behaviorism accepted the study of consciousness.However,Gestalt psychology did not believe that consciousness could be analyzed into mental elements whereas behaviorism accepted the possibility of analyzing consciousness into part processes. 
C) ​Both Gestalt psychology and behaviorism rejected the study of consciousness in psychology. 
D) Gestalt psychology accepted the study of consciousness but criticized the attempt to analyze it into elements.Behaviorism refused to acknowledge the existence of consciousness. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) ​Gestalt psychology rejected the existence of consciousness.Behaviorism accepted the study of consciousness and claimed it can be analyzed into stimulus-response associations. 
B) Both Gestalt psychology and behaviorism accepted the study of consciousness.However,Gestalt psychology did not believe that consciousness could be analyzed into mental elements whereas behaviorism accepted the possibility of analyzing consciousness into part processes. 
C) ​Both Gestalt psychology and behaviorism rejected the study of consciousness in psychology. 
D) Gestalt psychology accepted the study of consciousness but criticized the attempt to analyze it into elements.Behaviorism refused to acknowledge the existence of consciousness. 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 18

​The unbiased description of immediate experience as it occurs is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​mediate experience 
B) an unarticulated insight 
C) ​a temporal form 
D) the phi phenomenon 
E) phenomenology 
A) ​mediate experience 
B) an unarticulated insight 
C) ​a temporal form 
D) the phi phenomenon 
E) phenomenology

Question 19

Describe the various contextual forces that interfered with Gestalt psychology's having a major impact in the United States.​

Accepted Answer

There were several contextual forces tha

Question 20

A major challenge Wundt and his associates failed to meet was the reduction of the phi phenomenon.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Concurrent with the rise of Gestalt psychology,the Zeitgeist in physics was embracing ____.

The Zeitgeist in physics at the time Gestalt psychology was founded was "fields of force."

Although acclaimed for his work on static and stationary physical Gestalts,Koffka is better known for his work on insight learning.

The connection between certain aspects of Gestalt psychology and principles and terms of physics reflects ____.

The psychologist who most directly influenced the basic tenets of Gestalt psychology was Ebbinghaus.

How did Wertheimer explain the phi phenomenon?

Some critics claim that the Gestalt psychologists were too occupied with research at the expense of theory.

What was the central thrust or point of Max Wertheimer's book on productive thinking? What is productive thinking? Describe his approach to problem solving as well as his views on mechanical drill and rote learning.

The Gestalt psychologists argued that reduction to the elements of experience ____.

The greatest stimulus for Gestalt psychology are Müller's Gestalt quälitaten.

According to Gestalt psychology,perceptual organization is instantaneous.

The Gestalt system was introduced to American scholars by ____.

Wertheimer's basic premise for productive thinking was that ____.

The term field theory was applied to whose system?

Perhaps the best known of the books written by the Gestalt psychologists,The Mentality of Apes,____.

The Gestalt protest against Wundt's system focused on his ____.

Which of the following statements indicates how Gestalt psychology and behaviorism treated the study of consciousness?

The unbiased description of immediate experience as it occurs is ____.

Describe the various contextual forces that interfered with Gestalt psychology's having a major impact in the United States.

A major challenge Wundt and his associates failed to meet was the reduction of the phi phenomenon.

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Functionalism: Development and Founding

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Behaviorism: the Beginnings

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

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​Concurrent with the rise of Gestalt psychology,the Zeitgeist in physics was embracing ____.

The Zeitgeist in physics at the time Gestalt psychology was founded was "fields of force."​

Although acclaimed for his work on static and stationary physical Gestalts,Koffka is better known for his work on insight learning.​

​The connection between certain aspects of Gestalt psychology and principles and terms of physics reflects ____.

​The psychologist who most directly influenced the basic tenets of Gestalt psychology was Ebbinghaus.

​How did Wertheimer explain the phi phenomenon?

​Some critics claim that the Gestalt psychologists were too occupied with research at the expense of theory.

What was the central thrust or point of Max Wertheimer's book on productive thinking? What is productive thinking? Describe his approach to problem solving as well as his views on mechanical drill and rote learning.​

The Gestalt psychologists argued that reduction to the elements of experience ____.​

​The greatest stimulus for Gestalt psychology are Müller's Gestalt quälitaten.

According to Gestalt psychology,perceptual organization is instantaneous.​

​The Gestalt system was introduced to American scholars by ____.

​Wertheimer's basic premise for productive thinking was that ____.

​The term field theory was applied to whose system?

​Perhaps the best known of the books written by the Gestalt psychologists,The Mentality of Apes,____.

​The Gestalt protest against Wundt's system focused on his ____.

​Which of the following statements indicates how Gestalt psychology and behaviorism treated the study of consciousness?

​The unbiased description of immediate experience as it occurs is ____.

Describe the various contextual forces that interfered with Gestalt psychology's having a major impact in the United States.​

A major challenge Wundt and his associates failed to meet was the reduction of the phi phenomenon.​

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Functionalism: Development and Founding

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Behaviorism: the Beginnings

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

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Concurrent with the rise of Gestalt psychology,the Zeitgeist in physics was embracing ____.

The Zeitgeist in physics at the time Gestalt psychology was founded was "fields of force."

Although acclaimed for his work on static and stationary physical Gestalts,Koffka is better known for his work on insight learning.

The connection between certain aspects of Gestalt psychology and principles and terms of physics reflects ____.

The psychologist who most directly influenced the basic tenets of Gestalt psychology was Ebbinghaus.

How did Wertheimer explain the phi phenomenon?

Some critics claim that the Gestalt psychologists were too occupied with research at the expense of theory.

What was the central thrust or point of Max Wertheimer's book on productive thinking? What is productive thinking? Describe his approach to problem solving as well as his views on mechanical drill and rote learning.

The Gestalt psychologists argued that reduction to the elements of experience ____.

The greatest stimulus for Gestalt psychology are Müller's Gestalt quälitaten.

According to Gestalt psychology,perceptual organization is instantaneous.

The Gestalt system was introduced to American scholars by ____.

Wertheimer's basic premise for productive thinking was that ____.

The term field theory was applied to whose system?

Perhaps the best known of the books written by the Gestalt psychologists,The Mentality of Apes,____.

The Gestalt protest against Wundt's system focused on his ____.

Which of the following statements indicates how Gestalt psychology and behaviorism treated the study of consciousness?

The unbiased description of immediate experience as it occurs is ____.

Describe the various contextual forces that interfered with Gestalt psychology's having a major impact in the United States.

A major challenge Wundt and his associates failed to meet was the reduction of the phi phenomenon.