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What term did Herbart use to describe the border between consciousness and unconsciousness?
What term did Herbart use to describe the border between consciousness and unconsciousness?
- Transition
- Boundary
- Liminal
- Threshold (correct)
According to Herbart, what is used to silence incompatible ideas?
According to Herbart, what is used to silence incompatible ideas?
- Repression (correct)
- Revolution
- Acceptance
- Negotiation
What is advised by Herbart for teachers in presenting new material?
What is advised by Herbart for teachers in presenting new material?
- Teach without any prior overview
- Do not relate new material to what has already been learned
- Present new material abruptly
- Give an overview of new material before teaching it (correct)
What happens if material is not compatible with the student's apperceptive mass, according to Herbart?
What happens if material is not compatible with the student's apperceptive mass, according to Herbart?
What did Herbart consider one of the first educational psychologists to focus on?
What did Herbart consider one of the first educational psychologists to focus on?
Influenced by Herbart, who was known for battling ideas that influenced early days of social cognition and Freud?
Influenced by Herbart, who was known for battling ideas that influenced early days of social cognition and Freud?
What did Herbart believe about the nature of the mind?
What did Herbart believe about the nature of the mind?
What did Herbart mean by the term 'psychic mechanics'?
What did Herbart mean by the term 'psychic mechanics'?
According to Herbart's theory, what happens to ideas that lose the 'battle' for consciousness?
According to Herbart's theory, what happens to ideas that lose the 'battle' for consciousness?
What did Herbart mean by the term 'apperceptive mass'?
What did Herbart mean by the term 'apperceptive mass'?
How did Herbart's view of ideas differ from that of the empiricists?
How did Herbart's view of ideas differ from that of the empiricists?
What did Herbart oppose in physiological psychology?
What did Herbart oppose in physiological psychology?
