The Biggest Benefit to Using a Theory to Base an Intervention

question 25

Multiple Choice

The biggest benefit to using a theory to base an intervention on is that ______.

• A)it will ensure that ethical standards are employed
• B)it will be easier to identify what worked if it succeeds
• C)people will pay more attention to it and will be more eager to participate in the intervention
• D)results will be more likely to generalize across people of different cultural backgrounds

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Definitions:

Gestalt Principle

A theory in psychology that proposes the human brain sees objects as whole forms rather than as a collection of individual parts.

Bottom-Up Processing

A way of processing information in which the system builds up to a complete perception starting from individual pieces of sensory information.

Convergence

The act of coming together or the degree to which two or more things approach being similar or consistent.

Perceptual Cues

External hints or signals that can be perceived by the senses, used to identify or infer information about the environment.