Ms McDevitt's Class Has Learned How to Calculate the Area

question 65

Multiple Choice

Ms. McDevitt's class has learned how to calculate the area of a rectangle. Ms. McDevitt then asks Teresa how to calculate the area of a square. Which one of the following alternatives best describes the Gestalt perspective of how Teresa would solve this problem?

• A) She would engage in trial and error behavior, attempting one solution after another, until she eventually solved the problem.
• B) She would solve the problem on her own only after watching the teacher solve the problem.
• C) She would think about the problem for a while and, once she realized that a square was a kind of rectangle, be able to solve the problem.
• D) Through a process of shaping, with her teacher reinforcing her for appropriate responses, she would eventually solve the problem.

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Definitions:

Money Income

The total amount of monetary earnings or receipts accruing to an individual or household over a specified period of time.

Purchasing Power

The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy.

Market Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the quantity of a good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at different price points, holding other factors constant.

Horizontal Sum

The process of adding the quantities demanded by all individuals at different price levels to determine the total market demand at each price.