The ________ Belonged to a Movement That Began in Germany

question 94

Multiple Choice

The ________ belonged to a movement that began in Germany and was influential in the 1920s and 1930s. They were among the first to study how people organize the world visually into meaningful units and patterns.

• A) Gestalt psychologists
• B) behaviourists
• C) functionalists
• D) structuralists

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A psychological principle where the removal or avoidance of an unpleasant stimulus as a consequence of a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Positive Punishment

A behavior modification technique where an undesirable behavior results in a negative outcome to decrease the likelihood of the behavior reoccurring.

Negative Punishment

A behavior modification technique involving the removal of a desirable stimulus to decrease the likelihood of an unwanted behavior's recurrence.

Negative Reinforcement

The process of strengthening a behavior by removing or avoiding a negative outcome or stimulus.