PYC4809 THERAPEUTIC PSYCHOLOGY
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ similarity (gestalt principle 3)
Answer: the ides that things that are alike tend to be grouped
together
◉ continuity (gestalt principle 3)
Answer: the idea that we are more likely to perceive continuous,
smooth flowing lines rather than jagged, broken lines
◉ closure (gestalt principle 5)
Answer: the idea that we organize our perceptions into complete
objects rather than as a series of parts
◉ cornea
Answer: clear membrane that covers the surface of the eye, protects
the eye, focuses light coming into the eye
◉ pupil
, Answer: opening where light enters the interior of the eye
◉ iris
Answer: round muscle (eye color), changes the size of the pupil to
let in more or less light into the eye (helps with focusing)
◉ lens
Answer: clear structure behind the iris, suspended by muscles,
finishes the focusing process begun by the cornea, focuses light on
the retina
◉ retina
Answer: final stop for light in the eye, transduces light
◉ optic nerve
Answer: carries visual information from the retina to the brain
◉ blind spot
Answer: point where we cannot respond to visual information in
that portion of the visual field
◉ classical conditioning
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ similarity (gestalt principle 3)
Answer: the ides that things that are alike tend to be grouped
together
◉ continuity (gestalt principle 3)
Answer: the idea that we are more likely to perceive continuous,
smooth flowing lines rather than jagged, broken lines
◉ closure (gestalt principle 5)
Answer: the idea that we organize our perceptions into complete
objects rather than as a series of parts
◉ cornea
Answer: clear membrane that covers the surface of the eye, protects
the eye, focuses light coming into the eye
◉ pupil
, Answer: opening where light enters the interior of the eye
◉ iris
Answer: round muscle (eye color), changes the size of the pupil to
let in more or less light into the eye (helps with focusing)
◉ lens
Answer: clear structure behind the iris, suspended by muscles,
finishes the focusing process begun by the cornea, focuses light on
the retina
◉ retina
Answer: final stop for light in the eye, transduces light
◉ optic nerve
Answer: carries visual information from the retina to the brain
◉ blind spot
Answer: point where we cannot respond to visual information in
that portion of the visual field
◉ classical conditioning
