Question 1

The classic work on figure and ground was reported by

Accepted Answer

A)  Max Wertheimer. 
B)  Wolfgang Köhler. 
C)  Edgar Rubin. 
D)  Kurt Lewin. 
A)  Max Wertheimer. 
B)  Wolfgang Köhler. 
C)  Edgar Rubin. 
D)  Kurt Lewin.

Question 2

The Gestalt views on science are

Accepted Answer

A)  most consistent with the Newtonian views. 
B)  more consistent with 19th century thought rather than 20th century thought. 
C)  more consistent with the recent scientific world view than with that advanced in the 1940s. 
D)  by now largely irrelevant. 
A)  most consistent with the Newtonian views. 
B)  more consistent with 19th century thought rather than 20th century thought. 
C)  more consistent with the recent scientific world view than with that advanced in the 1940s. 
D)  by now largely irrelevant.

Question 3

The Phi Phenomenon provides a particularly elegant demonstration of the idea that

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term and long-term memory are different things. 
B)  insight is itself conditioned. 
C)  productive thinking can be learned. 
D)  the quality of the whole is different from the sum of the parts. 
A)  short-term and long-term memory are different things. 
B)  insight is itself conditioned. 
C)  productive thinking can be learned. 
D)  the quality of the whole is different from the sum of the parts.

Question 4

Isomorphism, in Gestalt psychology, refers to structural correspondence between _____ and_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  brain processes . . . behaviors 
B)  brain processes . . . experience 
C)  behaviors . . . experience 
D)  behaviors . . . environment 
A)  brain processes . . . behaviors 
B)  brain processes . . . experience 
C)  behaviors . . . experience 
D)  behaviors . . . environment

Question 5

The expression Group Dynamics characterizes some of the social psychological work of

Accepted Answer

A)  Muzafer Sherif. 
B)  Kurt Lewin. 
C)  Kurt Koffka. 
D)  Karl Duncker. 
A)  Muzafer Sherif. 
B)  Kurt Lewin. 
C)  Kurt Koffka. 
D)  Karl Duncker.

Question 6

The Gestalt approach to methodology was

Accepted Answer

A)  pluralistic. 
B)  based on exclusive use of field studies. 
C)  similar to Titchener's with a powerful emphasis on introspection. 
D)  similar to Watson's with an emphasis on wet lab studies. 
A)  pluralistic. 
B)  based on exclusive use of field studies. 
C)  similar to Titchener's with a powerful emphasis on introspection. 
D)  similar to Watson's with an emphasis on wet lab studies.

Question 7

Better recall for uncompleted compared with completed tasks came to be known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Zeigarnik effect 
B)  Prägnanz effect 
C)  illumination effect 
D)  Koffka effect 
A)  Zeigarnik effect 
B)  Prägnanz effect 
C)  illumination effect 
D)  Koffka effect

Question 8

The expression life space refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the physical area within which a social group is free to operate. 
B)  the span of life. 
C)  every psychological fact that is influential in the life of an individual at a given time. 
D)  estimated time that the earth will support human life. 
A)  the physical area within which a social group is free to operate. 
B)  the span of life. 
C)  every psychological fact that is influential in the life of an individual at a given time. 
D)  estimated time that the earth will support human life.

Question 9

In his book The Mentality of Apes, Kohler describes observing chimpanzees learning to solve a problem through

Accepted Answer

A)  trial and error 
B)  approximation 
C)  incremental learning 
D)  insight 
A)  trial and error 
B)  approximation 
C)  incremental learning 
D)  insight

Question 10

_____ assisted with the editing of Productive Thinking and helped bring Gestalt theory to social psychology with his classic studies on judgment of line length.

Accepted Answer

A)  Muzafer Sherif 
B)  Solomon Asch 
C)  Kurt Koffka 
D)  Karl Duncker 
A)  Muzafer Sherif 
B)  Solomon Asch 
C)  Kurt Koffka 
D)  Karl Duncker

Question 11

Three kinds of learning, according to Koffka, include

Accepted Answer

A)  S-R Learning, Operant Conditioning, and Insightful Learning 
B)  Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning and Insightful Learning 
C)  S-R Learning, S-S Learning, and S-O-R Learning 
D)  Sensorimotor Learning, Imitation, and Ideational Learning 
A)  S-R Learning, Operant Conditioning, and Insightful Learning 
B)  Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning and Insightful Learning 
C)  S-R Learning, S-S Learning, and S-O-R Learning 
D)  Sensorimotor Learning, Imitation, and Ideational Learning

Question 12

The Karl Duncker's work on functional fixedness demonstrated that many people seem to have

Accepted Answer

A)  an inability to find productive solutions to new problems. 
B)  the capacity for truly productive thinking. 
C)  symptoms of minimal brain damage. 
D)  astigmatism. 
A)  an inability to find productive solutions to new problems. 
B)  the capacity for truly productive thinking. 
C)  symptoms of minimal brain damage. 
D)  astigmatism.

Question 13

According to the text

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestalt therapy grew directly and logically out of Gestalt psychology. 
B)  The Gestalt psychologists had no interest in psychotherapy. 
C)  there is probably no conceptual relationship between Gestalt therapy as advanced by Fritz Pearls and
Gestalt psychology as advanced by Wertheimer, Köhler. and Koffka. 
D)  a true Gestalt psychotherapy would have many similarities with psychoanalysis. 
A)  Gestalt therapy grew directly and logically out of Gestalt psychology. 
B)  The Gestalt psychologists had no interest in psychotherapy. 
C)  there is probably no conceptual relationship between Gestalt therapy as advanced by Fritz Pearls and
Gestalt psychology as advanced by Wertheimer, Köhler. and Koffka. 
D)  a true Gestalt psychotherapy would have many similarities with psychoanalysis.

The classic work on figure and ground was reported by

The Gestalt views on science are

The Phi Phenomenon provides a particularly elegant demonstration of the idea that

Isomorphism, in Gestalt psychology, refers to structural correspondence between _ and_.

The expression Group Dynamics characterizes some of the social psychological work of

The Gestalt approach to methodology was

Better recall for uncompleted compared with completed tasks came to be known as the

The expression life space refers to

In his book The Mentality of Apes, Kohler describes observing chimpanzees learning to solve a problem through

_____ assisted with the editing of Productive Thinking and helped bring Gestalt theory to social psychology with his classic studies on judgment of line length.

Three kinds of learning, according to Koffka, include

The Karl Duncker's work on functional fixedness demonstrated that many people seem to have

According to the text

Critical Issues in Historical Studies

Philosophical Issues

Ancient Psychological Thought

The Roman Period and the Middle Ages

The Renaissance

Empiricism, Associationism, and Utilitarianism

Rationalism

Mechanization and Quantification

Naturalism and Humanitarian Reform

Psychophysics and the Formal Founding of Psychology

Developments After the Founding

Functionalism

Behaviorism

Other Behavioral Psychologies

Psychoanalysis

Humanistic Psychologies

The Rise of Contemporary Psychology

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Exam 15: Gestalt Psychology

The classic work on figure and ground was reported by

The Gestalt views on science are

The Phi Phenomenon provides a particularly elegant demonstration of the idea that

Isomorphism, in Gestalt psychology, refers to structural correspondence between _____ and_____.

The expression Group Dynamics characterizes some of the social psychological work of

The Gestalt approach to methodology was

Better recall for uncompleted compared with completed tasks came to be known as the

The expression life space refers to

In his book The Mentality of Apes, Kohler describes observing chimpanzees learning to solve a problem through

_____ assisted with the editing of Productive Thinking and helped bring Gestalt theory to social psychology with his classic studies on judgment of line length.

Three kinds of learning, according to Koffka, include

The Karl Duncker's work on functional fixedness demonstrated that many people seem to have

According to the text

Critical Issues in Historical Studies

Philosophical Issues

Ancient Psychological Thought

The Roman Period and the Middle Ages

The Renaissance

Empiricism, Associationism, and Utilitarianism

Rationalism

Mechanization and Quantification

Naturalism and Humanitarian Reform

Psychophysics and the Formal Founding of Psychology

Developments After the Founding

Functionalism

Behaviorism

Other Behavioral Psychologies

Psychoanalysis

Humanistic Psychologies

The Rise of Contemporary Psychology

Filters

Isomorphism, in Gestalt psychology, refers to structural correspondence between _ and_.