Question 1

​The Gestalt psychologists initially chose to focus on perception ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​to challenge Wundtian psychology directly 
B) because research on insight was dependent on vision 
C) ​in order to confront the inadequacies of introspection directly 
D) because isomorphism was not applicable to learning 
E) because Gestalt principles of organization applied only to the narrow fields of sensation and perception 
A) ​to challenge Wundtian psychology directly 
B) because research on insight was dependent on vision 
C) ​in order to confront the inadequacies of introspection directly 
D) because isomorphism was not applicable to learning 
E) because Gestalt principles of organization applied only to the narrow fields of sensation and perception

Question 2

​Gestalt psychologists believed that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​less is more 
B) there is less to perception than meets the eye 
C) ​more is less 
D) there is more to perception than meets the eye 
E) All of the choices can be true,depending on the situation. 
A) ​less is more 
B) there is less to perception than meets the eye 
C) ​more is less 
D) there is more to perception than meets the eye 
E) All of the choices can be true,depending on the situation.

Question 3

​The notion of Gestalt quälitaten was offered by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Brentano 
B) von Ehrenfels 
C) Mach​ 
D) Wertheimer 
E) Lewin 
A) ​Brentano 
B) von Ehrenfels 
C) Mach​ 
D) Wertheimer 
E) Lewin

Question 4

​Wertheimer's "impression of movement" was the phi phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The thrust of Gestalt psychology's attack on behaviorism focused on the latter's ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​exclusive use of animal subjects 
B) denial of perception 
C) ​reductionism 
D) notion of intervening variables 
E) focus on learning 
A) ​exclusive use of animal subjects 
B) denial of perception 
C) ​reductionism 
D) notion of intervening variables 
E) focus on learning

Question 6

Wertheimer defined "peripheral factors" as ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​those that distort perceptions 
B) those that determine whether a component is figure or ground 
C) ​those that influence perception 
D) those that mediate experiences 
E) the organizing principles present in the stimuli 
A) ​those that distort perceptions 
B) those that determine whether a component is figure or ground 
C) ​those that influence perception 
D) those that mediate experiences 
E) the organizing principles present in the stimuli

Question 7

​The most outstanding feature of Lewin's social psychology is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​sensitivity dynamics 
B) group dynamics 
C) ​the social field 
D) leadership styles 
E) psychological action research 
A) ​sensitivity dynamics 
B) group dynamics 
C) ​the social field 
D) leadership styles 
E) psychological action research

Question 8

​In the Gestalt view,learning entails ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​rote memorization 
B) a restructuring of the psychological environment 
C) ​transfer of training 
D) the principles of prägnanz and figure/ground 
E) reinforcement 
A) ​rote memorization 
B) a restructuring of the psychological environment 
C) ​transfer of training 
D) the principles of prägnanz and figure/ground 
E) reinforcement

Question 9

An early test of Lewin's tension theory was done by Zeigarnik who discovered that humans ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​suffer depression when they experience constant failures 
B) better remember an unusual item in a series of items 
C) ​tend to remember unfinished tasks better than finished ones 
D) use phenomenology when the introspect 
E) sometimes show less insight than do apes 
A) ​suffer depression when they experience constant failures 
B) better remember an unusual item in a series of items 
C) ​tend to remember unfinished tasks better than finished ones 
D) use phenomenology when the introspect 
E) sometimes show less insight than do apes

Question 10

​The physicist who most influenced Gestalt psychology was Mach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

​The Gestalt psychologists referred to Wundt's system as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) structuralism​ 
B) elementism 
C) ​brick and mortar psychology 
D) voluntarism 
E) elementary psychology 
A) structuralism​ 
B) elementism 
C) ​brick and mortar psychology 
D) voluntarism 
E) elementary psychology

Question 12

The basis of Lewin's concept of motivation is equilibrium.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

​The notion of isomorphism reflects the idea that brain activity is a Gestalt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

​The construct of the life space describes ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​the person's psychological field 
B) behavior in a given situation 
C) ​the person's adaptation to physical barriers 
D) a topological field 
E) the interaction of vectors 
A) ​the person's psychological field 
B) behavior in a given situation 
C) ​the person's adaptation to physical barriers 
D) a topological field 
E) the interaction of vectors

Question 15

In what way was the phi phenomenon a challenge to Wundt's system?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​The phi phenomenon could not be reduced to its basic elements. 
B) Specially trained observers proved that the empirical methods used to prove the phi phenomenon were more applicable to their perceptions than that of Wundt's introspective method. 
C) ​Although it contradicted Wundt's reductionistic theory,Wundt adequately demonstrated that the phenomenon could be reduced to basic elements. 
D) The phi phenomenon demonstrated the existence of consciousness in humans. 
E) None of the above. 
A) ​The phi phenomenon could not be reduced to its basic elements. 
B) Specially trained observers proved that the empirical methods used to prove the phi phenomenon were more applicable to their perceptions than that of Wundt's introspective method. 
C) ​Although it contradicted Wundt's reductionistic theory,Wundt adequately demonstrated that the phenomenon could be reduced to basic elements. 
D) The phi phenomenon demonstrated the existence of consciousness in humans. 
E) None of the above.

The Gestalt psychologists initially chose to focus on perception ____.

Gestalt psychologists believed that ____.

The notion of Gestalt quälitaten was offered by ____.

Wertheimer's "impression of movement" was the phi phenomenon.

The thrust of Gestalt psychology's attack on behaviorism focused on the latter's ____.

Wertheimer defined "peripheral factors" as ____.

The most outstanding feature of Lewin's social psychology is ____.

In the Gestalt view,learning entails ____.

An early test of Lewin's tension theory was done by Zeigarnik who discovered that humans ____.

The physicist who most influenced Gestalt psychology was Mach.

The Gestalt psychologists referred to Wundt's system as ____.

The basis of Lewin's concept of motivation is equilibrium.

The notion of isomorphism reflects the idea that brain activity is a Gestalt.

The construct of the life space describes ____.

In what way was the phi phenomenon a challenge to Wundt's system?

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​The Gestalt psychologists initially chose to focus on perception ____.

​Gestalt psychologists believed that ____.

​The notion of Gestalt quälitaten was offered by ____.

​Wertheimer's "impression of movement" was the phi phenomenon.

The thrust of Gestalt psychology's attack on behaviorism focused on the latter's ____.​

Wertheimer defined "peripheral factors" as ____.​

​The most outstanding feature of Lewin's social psychology is ____.

​In the Gestalt view,learning entails ____.

An early test of Lewin's tension theory was done by Zeigarnik who discovered that humans ____.​

​The physicist who most influenced Gestalt psychology was Mach.

​The Gestalt psychologists referred to Wundt's system as ____.

The basis of Lewin's concept of motivation is equilibrium.​

​The notion of isomorphism reflects the idea that brain activity is a Gestalt.

​The construct of the life space describes ____.

In what way was the phi phenomenon a challenge to Wundt's system?​

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 Gestalt psychologists initially chose to focus on perception ____.

Gestalt psychologists believed that ____.

The notion of Gestalt quälitaten was offered by ____.

Wertheimer's "impression of movement" was the phi phenomenon.

The thrust of Gestalt psychology's attack on behaviorism focused on the latter's ____.

Wertheimer defined "peripheral factors" as ____.

The most outstanding feature of Lewin's social psychology is ____.

In the Gestalt view,learning entails ____.

An early test of Lewin's tension theory was done by Zeigarnik who discovered that humans ____.

The physicist who most influenced Gestalt psychology was Mach.

The Gestalt psychologists referred to Wundt's system as ____.

The basis of Lewin's concept of motivation is equilibrium.

The notion of isomorphism reflects the idea that brain activity is a Gestalt.

The construct of the life space describes ____.

In what way was the phi phenomenon a challenge to Wundt's system?