Which of the following is NOT one of the central tenets of Gestalt psychology?
A) Complex stimuli are not reducible to just the sum of their parts.
B) When presented with information, we strive to ignore things that we have not experienced before.
C) We organize sensations from our environments into meaningful perceptions.
D) We seek meaning in our environments.
Question 2During the latency period sexual and aggressive drives become less active.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3Research in the humanistic approach flourished in the past, but seems to be coming to a halt in recent years.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4The concept of emotionality is most similar to the big five trait of
a. extraversion.
b. neuroticism.
c. openness.
d. agreeableness.
Question 5Interactions can only be detected in multifactor studies.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6The idea that the situation and personality interact
A) is a new idea with limited empirical support.
B) was first discussed by Mischel in the 1960s.
C) was first discussed by Funder in the 1980s.
D) has been discussed since the 1930s at least.
E) can only be studied using longitudinal data.
Question 7The promising technique that can show brain activity by recording the brain's use of radioactive glucose is called
A) electron CAT.
B) EEG.
C) positron emission tomography (PET).
D) C-sort.
E) galvanic skin response.
Question 8The __________ hypothesis proposes that aggression is always the result of blocking, or frustrating, an individual's efforts to attain a goal.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word