While attending a cocktail party, you find you can clearly hear one particular conversation above all the others, even though that conversation is not very loud. To a Gestalt psychologist, the conversation represents the ______,

Hearing improves in middle childhood because the tube in the inner ear that is often the site of ear infections in toddlerhood and early childhood has now matured to be longer and narrower than it was before. How does this help with ear infections?

a. The tympanic membrane becomes less permeable. b. It allows the immune system to concentrate its efforts on this area. c. Children develop immunity to the bacteria that cause ear infections during this time. d. Less bacteria-containing fluid flows from the mouth to the ear.

Cognitive therapy is designed to identify and change irrational, unproductive ways of thinking and, hence, to reduce negative emotions

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.