Gestalt psychologists are associated with which of the following sayings?
a)
The pineal gland is the seat of the human soul.
b)
Psychology should reach into the soul of mankind.
c)
Behavior should be broken down into its individual components.
d)
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
d)
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Gestalt psychologists believed that you had to look at the whole picture in order to understand the larger processes of perception and sensation and that it could not be broken down into its smaller components without losing its essence.
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a. decreased dramatically b. been largely eliminated c. been described as an epidemic d. been addressed successfully by surgery
Isaac belonged to the “brains” in his school, not the “jocks.” These are examples of
a. cliques. b. deviancy training. c. close friendships. d. crowds.
John Locke's 17th century idea that children's minds were like blank slates most closely corresponds to the more modern views of
A) John B. Watson. B) John Dewey. C) Jean Piaget. D) Stephen Hawking.
You are setting up a behavior modification plan for a classroom. In dealing with the undesirable behaviors in this classroom, you will identify and remove the rewards for these behaviors and in doing so bring about
a. operant shaping. b. extinction. c. respondent aversion. d. token inhibition.