When Thomas Hoving,former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,first

question 13

Multiple Choice

When Thomas Hoving,former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,first saw a fine scene-painted ancient Greek terra cotta vase,he said,"The first thought that came to mind was [that] I was gazing not at a vase,but at a painting." This is indicative of __________.

• A) ​his great respect for Greek treasures 
• B) ​an art world prejudice that places less importance on functional objects 
• C) ​the incredible rarity of a signed Greek vase 
• D) ​the inferior form of the vase itself 
• E) ​the fact that the incredible painting overshadowed the form of the vase

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Definitions:

Nomothetic

An approach in psychology that focuses on studying general laws and principles that apply widely across individuals.

Idiographic

Pertaining to the study or approach that focuses on individual cases or events, emphasizing the unique aspects of each.

Blind Design

An experiment in which participants do not know whether they are in the experimental or the control condition. Also known as masked design, now the preferred term.

Idiographic Approach

A perspective in psychology that focuses on understanding the unique, subjective experiences and motivations of individuals, as opposed to general or universal principles.