MSCI211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Gestalt Psychology, Resultant Force, Problem Solving
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Intro: history, came to university of iowa in 1930s the m. i. t, gestalt psychologist interested in human action, theoretical: (cid:862)there is (cid:374)othi(cid:374)g so practical as a good theor(cid:455)(cid:863), known as a practical psychologist. Sometimes called a complete social scientist: theory known as topological psychology and field theory, theory and its application to a variety of situations, eg. Motivation, conflict, attitude change, memory, problem solving, etc: point of departure, dissatisfaction with static concepts in psychology, categorical concepts in personality, motivation, and so on, also concepts have value attached to them, eg. Need for achievement is good, never for power is bad: analogy to physics, ex/ aristotelian vs. galilean models of thought, representational system, eg. Getting ready to go to work: figure ground properties (eg. studying for exam as part of getting ready for test, sub region as perceived sub-unit within the region, eg. In getting ready region, sub-region of washing up: each region is connected to other regions, eg.