Question 1

​For Brentano,the subject matter of psychology was ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​sensations 
B) perceptions 
C) ​temporal patterns 
D) associations 
E) experiences 
A) ​sensations 
B) perceptions 
C) ​temporal patterns 
D) associations 
E) experiences

Question 2

​The Gestalt psychologists maintained that a correspondence called ____ exists between perceptual activity and brain activity.

Accepted Answer

A) ​continuity 
B) isomorphism 
C) ​similarity 
D) closure 
E) the Zeigarnik effect 
A) ​continuity 
B) isomorphism 
C) ​similarity 
D) closure 
E) the Zeigarnik effect

Question 3

​The Gestalt protest arose in opposition to Titchener's structuralism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

​The focus of Lewin's system was on ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​motivation 
B) learning 
C) ​psychophysics 
D) behavior within its total physical context 
E) behavior exclusive of its social context 
A) ​motivation 
B) learning 
C) ​psychophysics 
D) behavior within its total physical context 
E) behavior exclusive of its social context

Question 5

​Köhler's research on Tenerife ____

Accepted Answer

A) ​invoked a pre-test/post-test design to assess learning 
B) required the use of domesticated animals 
C) ​used the systematic manipulation of problem difficulty 
D) required an anthropomorphic approach 
E) was analyzed based solely on his descriptions of incidents 
A) ​invoked a pre-test/post-test design to assess learning 
B) required the use of domesticated animals 
C) ​used the systematic manipulation of problem difficulty 
D) required an anthropomorphic approach 
E) was analyzed based solely on his descriptions of incidents

Question 6

For Wertheimer,rote memorization and/or rote learning ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​had the fastest decay period 
B) was inefficient compared to insight learning 
C) ​was an effective way to learn 
D) was appropriate only for those of below-average intelligence 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) ​had the fastest decay period 
B) was inefficient compared to insight learning 
C) ​was an effective way to learn 
D) was appropriate only for those of below-average intelligence 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 7

​The notion that form is a property of objects is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​a definition of "Gestalt" 
B) a criterion for the phi phenomenon 
C) ​necessary for the occurrence of insight learning 
D) unique to the sensory field 
E) a priori 
A) ​a definition of "Gestalt" 
B) a criterion for the phi phenomenon 
C) ​necessary for the occurrence of insight learning 
D) unique to the sensory field 
E) a priori

Question 8

​Contrary to the notion of a passive mind,as portrayed by the British empiricists,the German philosopher Kant held that the mind ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​is a stream of consciousness 
B) actively organizes sensory information into a coherent experience 
C) ​actively organizes sensory information according to a mechanical process of association 
D) is sensitive to perceptions,not sensations 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) ​is a stream of consciousness 
B) actively organizes sensory information into a coherent experience 
C) ​actively organizes sensory information according to a mechanical process of association 
D) is sensitive to perceptions,not sensations 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 9

​Lewin's major impact on psychology was his system of personality theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

It is known that before an eye movement or a finger movement occurs,it is possible to record altered activity in a specific cerebral cortex area.The Gestaltists would argue that this is support for the principle of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Einsicht 
B) cerebral sign Gestalt 
C) ​isomorphism 
D) quasimorphism 
E) equimorphism 
A) ​Einsicht 
B) cerebral sign Gestalt 
C) ​isomorphism 
D) quasimorphism 
E) equimorphism

Question 11

​Yerkes' discovery of insight was labeled "ideational learning."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

​Psychologists attacked which aspect of Gestalt psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) the lack of rigor in its definitions 
B) its preoccupation with theory 
C) ​its qualitative results and lack of statistical analysis 
D) poorly defined physiological assumptions 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) the lack of rigor in its definitions 
B) its preoccupation with theory 
C) ​its qualitative results and lack of statistical analysis 
D) poorly defined physiological assumptions 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 13

​Who was a subject in Wertheimer's research on the perception of apparent movement?

Accepted Answer

A) ​His son,Michael 
B) Koffka 
C) ​Köhler 
D) Koffka and Köhler 
E) Wundt 
A) ​His son,Michael 
B) Koffka 
C) ​Köhler 
D) Koffka and Köhler 
E) Wundt

Question 14

​"Apparent movement" is another term for ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Gestalt quälitaten 
B) existentialism 
C) ​extensity 
D) the phi phenomenon 
E) vectors 
A) ​Gestalt quälitaten 
B) existentialism 
C) ​extensity 
D) the phi phenomenon 
E) vectors

Question 15

​One of the major reasons that Gestalt psychology failed to become popular in the United States apparently was ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​the animosity toward the Germans that was provoked by events of World War I 
B) its coincidental association with the rise of the Nazi regime 
C) ​American scholars' belief that Gestalt theory had only to do with perception 
D) because it was vociferously opposed by Titchener and Watson 
E) its focus on consciousness when Watson was criticizing the concept 
A) ​the animosity toward the Germans that was provoked by events of World War I 
B) its coincidental association with the rise of the Nazi regime 
C) ​American scholars' belief that Gestalt theory had only to do with perception 
D) because it was vociferously opposed by Titchener and Watson 
E) its focus on consciousness when Watson was criticizing the concept

Question 16

​When Gestalt psychology was in its infancy,which school(s)of thought was/were already established?

Accepted Answer

A) ​behaviorism 
B) functionalism 
C) ​psychoanalysis 
D) A and C only. 
E) All of the above. 
A) ​behaviorism 
B) functionalism 
C) ​psychoanalysis 
D) A and C only. 
E) All of the above.

Question 17

The importance of perceptual constancies in the Wundt versus Gestalt debate was that the experience supported ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Wundt's findings that replication of experimental introspection methods provided the same or similar data 
B) Wundt's position that forms can always be reduced to constant elements (sensations and feelings) 
C) ​Wundt's findings that analysis of an experience does not distort it 
D) the Gestalt position that "completeness" of an experience is not altered when the actual sensory components of the experience are altered 
E) the Gestalt finding that unless the animal changes an element of the problem,it cannot "see" (perceive)the solution 
A) ​Wundt's findings that replication of experimental introspection methods provided the same or similar data 
B) Wundt's position that forms can always be reduced to constant elements (sensations and feelings) 
C) ​Wundt's findings that analysis of an experience does not distort it 
D) the Gestalt position that "completeness" of an experience is not altered when the actual sensory components of the experience are altered 
E) the Gestalt finding that unless the animal changes an element of the problem,it cannot "see" (perceive)the solution

Question 18

​Unfortunately,Gestalt psychology was unable to extend its work beyond the area of perception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

​Complete the following analogy: Field of force: ____:: ____: Psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Physics;Gestalts 
B) Biology;Consciousness 
C) ​Anatomy;Behaviorism 
D) Physiology;Psyche 
E) Geography;Introspection 
A) ​Physics;Gestalts 
B) Biology;Consciousness 
C) ​Anatomy;Behaviorism 
D) Physiology;Psyche 
E) Geography;Introspection

Question 20

​The leaders of the ____ immediately supported the Nazi regime and proclaimed the "evil influence" of the Jews.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Gestalt movement 
B) German Psychological Society 
C) ​Anti-Defamation League 
D) None of the choices are correct. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) ​Gestalt movement 
B) German Psychological Society 
C) ​Anti-Defamation League 
D) None of the choices are correct. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

For Brentano,the subject matter of psychology was ____.

The Gestalt psychologists maintained that a correspondence called ____ exists between perceptual activity and brain activity.

The Gestalt protest arose in opposition to Titchener's structuralism.

The focus of Lewin's system was on ____.

Köhler's research on Tenerife ____

For Wertheimer,rote memorization and/or rote learning ____.

The notion that form is a property of objects is ____.

Contrary to the notion of a passive mind,as portrayed by the British empiricists,the German philosopher Kant held that the mind ____.

Lewin's major impact on psychology was his system of personality theory.

It is known that before an eye movement or a finger movement occurs,it is possible to record altered activity in a specific cerebral cortex area.The Gestaltists would argue that this is support for the principle of ____.

Yerkes' discovery of insight was labeled "ideational learning."

Psychologists attacked which aspect of Gestalt psychology?

Who was a subject in Wertheimer's research on the perception of apparent movement?

"Apparent movement" is another term for ____.

One of the major reasons that Gestalt psychology failed to become popular in the United States apparently was ____.

When Gestalt psychology was in its infancy,which school(s)of thought was/were already established?

The importance of perceptual constancies in the Wundt versus Gestalt debate was that the experience supported ____.

Unfortunately,Gestalt psychology was unable to extend its work beyond the area of perception.

Complete the following analogy: Field of force: :: : Psychology.

The leaders of the ____ immediately supported the Nazi regime and proclaimed the "evil influence" of the Jews.

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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Exam 12: gestalt Psychology

​For Brentano,the subject matter of psychology was ____.

​The Gestalt psychologists maintained that a correspondence called ____ exists between perceptual activity and brain activity.

​The Gestalt protest arose in opposition to Titchener's structuralism.

​The focus of Lewin's system was on ____.

​Köhler's research on Tenerife ____

For Wertheimer,rote memorization and/or rote learning ____.​

​The notion that form is a property of objects is ____.

​Contrary to the notion of a passive mind,as portrayed by the British empiricists,the German philosopher Kant held that the mind ____.

​Lewin's major impact on psychology was his system of personality theory.

It is known that before an eye movement or a finger movement occurs,it is possible to record altered activity in a specific cerebral cortex area.The Gestaltists would argue that this is support for the principle of ____.​

​Yerkes' discovery of insight was labeled "ideational learning."

​Psychologists attacked which aspect of Gestalt psychology?

​Who was a subject in Wertheimer's research on the perception of apparent movement?

​"Apparent movement" is another term for ____.

​One of the major reasons that Gestalt psychology failed to become popular in the United States apparently was ____.

​When Gestalt psychology was in its infancy,which school(s)of thought was/were already established?

The importance of perceptual constancies in the Wundt versus Gestalt debate was that the experience supported ____.​

​Unfortunately,Gestalt psychology was unable to extend its work beyond the area of perception.

​Complete the following analogy: Field of force: ____:: ____: Psychology.

​The leaders of the ____ immediately supported the Nazi regime and proclaimed the "evil influence" of the Jews.

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.

Filters

For Brentano,the subject matter of psychology was ____.

The Gestalt psychologists maintained that a correspondence called ____ exists between perceptual activity and brain activity.

The Gestalt protest arose in opposition to Titchener's structuralism.

The focus of Lewin's system was on ____.

Köhler's research on Tenerife ____

For Wertheimer,rote memorization and/or rote learning ____.

The notion that form is a property of objects is ____.

Contrary to the notion of a passive mind,as portrayed by the British empiricists,the German philosopher Kant held that the mind ____.

Lewin's major impact on psychology was his system of personality theory.

It is known that before an eye movement or a finger movement occurs,it is possible to record altered activity in a specific cerebral cortex area.The Gestaltists would argue that this is support for the principle of ____.

Yerkes' discovery of insight was labeled "ideational learning."

Psychologists attacked which aspect of Gestalt psychology?

Who was a subject in Wertheimer's research on the perception of apparent movement?

"Apparent movement" is another term for ____.

One of the major reasons that Gestalt psychology failed to become popular in the United States apparently was ____.

When Gestalt psychology was in its infancy,which school(s)of thought was/were already established?

The importance of perceptual constancies in the Wundt versus Gestalt debate was that the experience supported ____.

Unfortunately,Gestalt psychology was unable to extend its work beyond the area of perception.

Complete the following analogy: Field of force: :: : Psychology.

The leaders of the ____ immediately supported the Nazi regime and proclaimed the "evil influence" of the Jews.