At the Close of the 19th Century, Gerhard Is Excited

question 53

Multiple Choice

At the close of the 19th century, Gerhard is excited to find that he has been accepted for training in the psychology laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt. It is likely that Gerhard will be trained to

• A) analyze how to break down his sensations into their most basic elements.
• B) determine the function or purpose of a particular human behavior.
• C) listen intently while individuals tell him of their depression or nervousness.
• D) carefully feel the bumps on a person's head in order to determine his or her character traits.
• E) uncover a person's unconscious conflicts.

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Definitions:

Just Noticeable Difference (jnd)

The minimum amount by which stimulus intensity must be changed in order to produce a noticeable variation in sensory experience.

Psychophysiological Judgment

A process of evaluating psychological phenomena through physiological responses.

Signal Detection Task

A psychological test that measures the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.

Signal Detection Task

A psychological experiment that measures the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.