When we see a painting by George Seurat, the famous French impressionist, we tend to experience it as a rendering of a lovely landscape rather than as the series of separate, differently colored dots of which the painting is actually composed. This phenomenon illustrates which school of thought in psychology?

a. structuralism
b. behaviorism
c. Gestalt psychology
d. psychodynamic psychology


C

Psychology

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In middle childhood, the average child's body weight ___________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

In the Strange Situation Test, a securely-attached child will ________ when the parent leaves the room and ________ when the parent returns

a. seem aloof; actively avoid and ignore the parent b. show some distress; seek proximity, comfort, and contact c. become quite upset and anxious; show anger d. act pleased; act dazed and confused

Psychology

Researchers found positive outcomes as a result of low-income children participating in Project Head Start. Which of the following are cited factors that influenced those positive outcomes?

The more parents are involved, the greater the academic and social benefits for the child. || The better the teacher, the greater the academic and social benefits for the child. || The more money spent per child, the greater the outcome. || If the mother and father were married, the child would benefit. || || ||

Psychology

According to the text, as Abbey moves through middle childhood, her parents would be expected to become less concerned with her ____________ and more concerned with her _____________

a. industry; trust b. industry; intimacy needs c. achievement; autonomy d. autonomy; achievement

Psychology