Driven by a Series of Potato Famines,1

question 8

Multiple Choice

Driven by a series of potato famines,1.5 million people migrated to the United States from __________ in the nineteenth century and settled mostly in __________ areas.

• A)Germany; rural
• B)Germany; urban
• C)Ireland; rural
• D)Ireland; urban
• E)China; coastal

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Definitions:

Gestalt Psychologists

Psychologists who focus on how people organize their perceptions and think about the world in wholes, not just as simple sums of parts.

Sensory Information

Data obtained from the environment through sensory receptors, leading to perception.

Perception

The cognitive process of interpreting and organizing sensory information to understand the environment.

Gestalt Theorists

Psychologists who emphasize a holistic approach to understanding the mind, suggesting that psychological phenomena must be viewed as organized, structured wholes.