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The school of psychology that emphasizes the 'whole is
greater than the sum of its parts' and that emphasizes
the tendency to integrate separate stimuli into
meaningful patterns is the school of - - - - -. - correct
answer Gestalt Psychology
The concept - - - - - refers to Locke's belief that all
knowledge is gained empirically, beginning at birth, when
our minds are a blank slate. - correct answer tabula
rasa
Which behaviourist was willing to look inside the
proverbial 'black box'? - correct answer Tolman in his
work with mazes
During the 1950s, many psychologists were becoming
disillusioned with behaviourism, and cognitive psychology
began to emerge. A major reason why they were
disappointed with behaviourism is because it - - - - -. -
correct answer only examined psychological processes
that were observable
The primary contribution that Hermann Ebbinghaus made
in his memory research to contemporary cognitive
psychology was his - - - - -. - correct answer emphasis
, PYC3703- assignment Questions And
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on a systematic, well-controlled approach to the study of
memory
The landmark experiment in which dogs salivate at the
sight of the person who feeds them, exemplifies early
behaviourist experimentation on the process of - - - - -. -
correct answer classically conditioned learning
This major theme of cognitive psychology deals with the
factors that determine who we are, and specifically the
issue of whether these factors are primarily genetically
based, or derive from the environment in which we grew
up? - correct answer Nature versus nurture
The approach to studying the brain in order to understand
what specific part of it controls a specific skill or cognitive
process is called - - - - -. - correct answer localization of
function
Signals between neurons occur when these chemical
messengers transmit information from one neuron to the
next across the synaptic gap. - correct answer
neurotransmitters
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