Which of the Following Statements BEST Summarizes the Perspective of the Gestalt

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the perspective of the Gestalt psychology school?

• A) Metaphors play a prominent role in our social cognitive processes.
• B) People rely on schemas to understand social reality.
• C) In matters of perception, the whole image is just the sum of its parts.
• D) People construct an understanding of reality through biased and selective acts of perception.

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Definitions:

Behaviorism

A branch of psychology that focuses on observable behaviors and disregards the mental processes.

Structuralists

Early psychologists who analyzed the basic elements of thoughts and sensations to understand the structure of the mind.

Ethologists

Scientists who study animal behavior in natural environments, focusing on instinctive or innate behaviors.

Intervening Variable

A variable that mediates the relationship between a dependent variable and an independent variable.