Principles first recognized by Gestalt psychologists, indicating that the brain imposes order on incoming stimuli, are called:
A) object recognition theories.
B) depth perception cues.
C) perceptual constancies.
D) perceptual grouping rules.
D) perceptual grouping rules.
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The psychometric approach to quality of life measurement
a. weights different dimensions of quality of life to derive a single score. b. is applicable to social aspects of life but not health issues. c. are plagued by problems with validity. d. provides separate measures for each of the dimensions of quality of life.
A generally accepted taxonomy of traits:
a. would actually hinder communication among investigators b. would reassure personality psychologists that they had not inadvertently omitted consideration of some important trait in their study of some problem c. would permit investigators to predict accurately all of our behavior d. would hinder progress in understanding human personality
Areas CA1 to CA4 are found in
A. the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus. B. Ammon's horn in the hippocampus. C. the parahippocampal cortex. D. the rhinal cortex.
In contrast to the humanistic psychologists, positive psychologists ________.
A. argue that differences in personality are partly based in differences in structures and systems in the central nervous system B. are more likely to base their ideas in research than in speculation, clinical practice, and observation C. support the idea that differences in individuals' genomes (DNA) create a different level of arousal and sensitivity to stimulation D. emphasize the study of the whole person