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Gestalt believes in (generally)
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Mind or consciousness; doesnt like tryin gto break down the big picture
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Gestalt (defintion)
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Pattern, form organization, big picture, whole
"the whole is greater than the sum of its parts" whole intact behavior of intact mental experience |
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Molecular Approach
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Reduce consciousness or behavior to its basica elements... not consistent with gestalt
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Molar Approach
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Focus on the whole, intact, mental or behavioral events (phenomenological approach)
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Antecendents of Gestalt Psych
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1. Kant
2. Christian Zvon Ellentels- form quality: form more than sum of its parts 3. William James-- stream of consciouness 4. Developments of Physics |
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Wertheimer (foundings of Gestalt)
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He questions apparent in motion (picture books, movies)
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Phi Phenomenon (wertheimer)
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Apparent motion with lights
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Experimental studies of the perception of motion-- 1912
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Wertheimer-- article, formal founding of gestalt
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Field Theory
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Erosion in a canyon caused by a river
canyon-- brain water-- sensory info --brain directs way of water --sometimes so much water erodes the canyon and changes it |
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Explanation of learning/problem solving
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1. cognitive trial and error learning
2. insight learning 3. applies to all mammals on a continuum |
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Insightful learning
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Kohler- ah ha! experience
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Psychophyscial Isomorphism
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Mind/body problem
iso-similar; morpho-shape |
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Law of Pragnance
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(essence, gist)
What we percieve may always be clear and simple b/c the brain is well organized |
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Perceptual Gestalten
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Picture Demos...
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Principle of Closure
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Complete the incomplete
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