Question 1

The term field theory is associated with Wertheimer's work on brain-behavior relationships.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

​Insight learning requires a restructuring of the perceptual field.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

​Köhler's findings occurred simultaneously with ____ discovery of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Wertheimer's;productive thinking 
B) Thorndike's;the law of effect 
C) ​Yerkes';the army Beta test 
D) Wertheimer's;isomorphism 
E) Yerkes';ideational learning 
A) ​Wertheimer's;productive thinking 
B) Thorndike's;the law of effect 
C) ​Yerkes';the army Beta test 
D) Wertheimer's;isomorphism 
E) Yerkes';ideational learning

Question 4

​Lewin's social action research involved the study of relevant social problems from the point of view of change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

​For the school of Gestalt psychology,"form" was ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​something that existed outside of sensation 
B) a creation of the mind 
C) ​dependent on the elements 
D) an artificial abstraction 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) ​something that existed outside of sensation 
B) a creation of the mind 
C) ​dependent on the elements 
D) an artificial abstraction 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 6

A(n)____ is a quality of wholeness or completeness in perceptual experiences that does not vary even when the actual sensory elements change.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Gestalt 
B) illusion 
C) ​perceptual constancy 
D) state of consciousness 
E) insight 
A) ​Gestalt 
B) illusion 
C) ​perceptual constancy 
D) state of consciousness 
E) insight

Question 7

Wertheimer suggested that brain activity is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​a "configural whole process" 
B) incongruent with conscious experience 
C) ​rather like fields of force 
D) is placed "on edge" when insight occurs 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) ​a "configural whole process" 
B) incongruent with conscious experience 
C) ​rather like fields of force 
D) is placed "on edge" when insight occurs 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 8

The contemporary emphasis on critical thinking is a restatement of Wertheimer's productive thinking idea.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

​Gestalt psychology started as a movement opposed to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​functionalism 
B) Behaviorism 
C) ​Wundt's approach 
D) Titchener's system 
E) structuralism 
A) ​functionalism 
B) Behaviorism 
C) ​Wundt's approach 
D) Titchener's system 
E) structuralism

Question 10

​What people and which of their ideas were antecedent influences on Gestalt psychology? In what way did the changing zeitgeist in physics affect this emerging school of thought?

Accepted Answer

Gestalt psychology was influenced by sev

Question 11

Wertheimer did not explain perceived movement but instead simply accepted it.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

​Maslow's notion of self-actualization was partially based on ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​the Gestalt principles of good closure and continuity 
B) Phenomenology 
C) ​the application of principles of fields of force to personality development 
D) the personal characteristics of Max Wertheimer 
E) Lewin's topology 
A) ​the Gestalt principles of good closure and continuity 
B) Phenomenology 
C) ​the application of principles of fields of force to personality development 
D) the personal characteristics of Max Wertheimer 
E) Lewin's topology

Question 13

​The essence of the Gestalt system is found in the work of the philosopher ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Kant 
B) Leibnitz 
C) ​La Mettrie 
D) Locke 
E) James Mill​ 
A) ​Kant 
B) Leibnitz 
C) ​La Mettrie 
D) Locke 
E) James Mill​

Question 14

Köhler argued that trial-and-error learning ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​overlooked the small units of S-R connections the animal acquired on each trial 
B) was a condition of vicarious learning 
C) ​was a consequence of vicarious learning 
D) was a consequence of not allowing the subject to see the whole situation 
E) was especially useful because of its application of reinforcement 
A) ​overlooked the small units of S-R connections the animal acquired on each trial 
B) was a condition of vicarious learning 
C) ​was a consequence of vicarious learning 
D) was a consequence of not allowing the subject to see the whole situation 
E) was especially useful because of its application of reinforcement

Question 15

The Gestalt school's major difference with behaviorists was over the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​existence of the phi phenomenon 
B) utility of the concept of consciousness 
C) ​utility of the concept of perception 
D) experimental method 
E) use of introspection 
A) ​existence of the phi phenomenon 
B) utility of the concept of consciousness 
C) ​utility of the concept of perception 
D) experimental method 
E) use of introspection

Question 16

​Pavlov ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​replicated Köhler's work on Tenerife with the same results 
B) did not attempt to replicate Köhler's work because it was nonsensical 
C) ​replicated Köhler's work but found it to be "chaotic" 
D) did not attempt to replicate Köhler's work because it made perfect sense 
E) revised his own system as a result of Köhler's work 
A) ​replicated Köhler's work on Tenerife with the same results 
B) did not attempt to replicate Köhler's work because it was nonsensical 
C) ​replicated Köhler's work but found it to be "chaotic" 
D) did not attempt to replicate Köhler's work because it made perfect sense 
E) revised his own system as a result of Köhler's work

Question 17

The impact of the phenomenological thrust of Gestalt psychology can be seen in contemporary humanistic psychology.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

​From the Gestalt perspective,insight requires that one ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​perceive the relationships between the components of the problem or issue 
B) deconstruct the component elements of a problem 
C) ​be able to distinguish the figure from the ground 
D) have familiarity with at least half of the components of the issue or problem 
E) have some capacity for communication either directly or through sign language 
A) ​perceive the relationships between the components of the problem or issue 
B) deconstruct the component elements of a problem 
C) ​be able to distinguish the figure from the ground 
D) have familiarity with at least half of the components of the issue or problem 
E) have some capacity for communication either directly or through sign language

Question 19

​The characteristics of the organism that influence perception are peripheral factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The basic premise of the Gestalt principles of perception is that perceptual organization is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​a reflex 
B) an instinct 
C) ​innate 
D) learned 
E) constant 
A) ​a reflex 
B) an instinct 
C) ​innate 
D) learned 
E) constant

The term field theory is associated with Wertheimer's work on brain-behavior relationships.

Insight learning requires a restructuring of the perceptual field.

Köhler's findings occurred simultaneously with discovery of .

Lewin's social action research involved the study of relevant social problems from the point of view of change.

For the school of Gestalt psychology,"form" was ____.

A(n)____ is a quality of wholeness or completeness in perceptual experiences that does not vary even when the actual sensory elements change.

Wertheimer suggested that brain activity is ____.

The contemporary emphasis on critical thinking is a restatement of Wertheimer's productive thinking idea.

Gestalt psychology started as a movement opposed to ____.

What people and which of their ideas were antecedent influences on Gestalt psychology? In what way did the changing zeitgeist in physics affect this emerging school of thought?

Wertheimer did not explain perceived movement but instead simply accepted it.

Maslow's notion of self-actualization was partially based on ____.

The essence of the Gestalt system is found in the work of the philosopher ____.

Köhler argued that trial-and-error learning ____.

The Gestalt school's major difference with behaviorists was over the ____.

Pavlov ____.

The impact of the phenomenological thrust of Gestalt psychology can be seen in contemporary humanistic psychology.

From the Gestalt perspective,insight requires that one ____.

The characteristics of the organism that influence perception are peripheral factors.

The basic premise of the Gestalt principles of perception is that perceptual organization is ____.

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Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

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Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Functionalism: Development and Founding

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

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Behaviorism: the Beginnings

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

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Exam 12: gestalt Psychology

The term field theory is associated with Wertheimer's work on brain-behavior relationships.​

​Insight learning requires a restructuring of the perceptual field.

​Köhler's findings occurred simultaneously with ____ discovery of ____.

​Lewin's social action research involved the study of relevant social problems from the point of view of change.

​For the school of Gestalt psychology,"form" was ____.

A(n)____ is a quality of wholeness or completeness in perceptual experiences that does not vary even when the actual sensory elements change.​

Wertheimer suggested that brain activity is ____.​

The contemporary emphasis on critical thinking is a restatement of Wertheimer's productive thinking idea.​

​Gestalt psychology started as a movement opposed to ____.

​What people and which of their ideas were antecedent influences on Gestalt psychology? In what way did the changing zeitgeist in physics affect this emerging school of thought?

Wertheimer did not explain perceived movement but instead simply accepted it.​

​Maslow's notion of self-actualization was partially based on ____.

​The essence of the Gestalt system is found in the work of the philosopher ____.

Köhler argued that trial-and-error learning ____.​

The Gestalt school's major difference with behaviorists was over the ____.​

​Pavlov ____.

The impact of the phenomenological thrust of Gestalt psychology can be seen in contemporary humanistic psychology.​

​From the Gestalt perspective,insight requires that one ____.

​The characteristics of the organism that influence perception are peripheral factors.

The basic premise of the Gestalt principles of perception is that perceptual organization is ____.​

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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The term field theory is associated with Wertheimer's work on brain-behavior relationships.

Insight learning requires a restructuring of the perceptual field.

Köhler's findings occurred simultaneously with discovery of .

Lewin's social action research involved the study of relevant social problems from the point of view of change.

For the school of Gestalt psychology,"form" was ____.

A(n)____ is a quality of wholeness or completeness in perceptual experiences that does not vary even when the actual sensory elements change.

Wertheimer suggested that brain activity is ____.

The contemporary emphasis on critical thinking is a restatement of Wertheimer's productive thinking idea.

Gestalt psychology started as a movement opposed to ____.

What people and which of their ideas were antecedent influences on Gestalt psychology? In what way did the changing zeitgeist in physics affect this emerging school of thought?

Wertheimer did not explain perceived movement but instead simply accepted it.

Maslow's notion of self-actualization was partially based on ____.

The essence of the Gestalt system is found in the work of the philosopher ____.

Köhler argued that trial-and-error learning ____.

The Gestalt school's major difference with behaviorists was over the ____.

Pavlov ____.

The impact of the phenomenological thrust of Gestalt psychology can be seen in contemporary humanistic psychology.

From the Gestalt perspective,insight requires that one ____.

The characteristics of the organism that influence perception are peripheral factors.

The basic premise of the Gestalt principles of perception is that perceptual organization is ____.