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Christian von Ehrenfels
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Gestalt Psychology
A group of German psychologists argued that a gestalt, a German term that means "full pattern" or a "whole", is more than its perceived sum of parts. They noted that people would generally view certain objects as gestalts, even if those objects were made up of various parts. This later became the theory for their historical approach to psychology, which is now known as Gestalt psychology.
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Gestalt Psychology
"Gestalt" refers to the theories of visual perception that were introduced and developed by German psychologists during the 1920s. These theories were introduced in an attempt to explain how and why people tend to organize what they see into unified groups when certain principles are applied. These principles include: similarity, continuation, closure, proximity, and figure.
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Christian von Ehrenfels
The actual term of Gestalt, as used by Gestalt psychologists, was first introduced by Ehrenfels. Most of his profound findings produced several books, including one of his most famous works,Über Gestaltqualitäten (On the Qualities of Form, 1890) which was a vital literature piece that was often regarded as the inspiration that led the entire Gestalt movement forward.
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Kurt Koffka
Kurt Koffka, a German psychologist and co-founder of Gestalt psychology, worked alongside Wertheimer and Kohler to help establish the theories of Gestalt psychology. He eventually extended these theories into developmental psychology. Koffka's ideas pertaining to perception, interpretation, and learning became a major influence in many American educational theories and policies.
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Max Wertheimer
Max Wertheimer was a renowned psychologist who was considered the founder of Gestalt Psychology. Max's interest in perception and the human mind, along with his many years of research, resulted in several theories of perception and perceptual grouping.
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Wolfgang Köhler
Köhler was a German psychologist, phenomenologist, and co-founder of Gestalt Psychology. Much like his fellow founders, Wertheimer and Koffka, he also contributed to the creations of Gestalt Psychology.
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