PSYCH 4150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Christian Von Ehrenfels, Gestalt Psychology, Empiricism
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Gestalt psychology (1910-1950: german psychologists, stumpf, wertheimer, kohl r, koffka, lewin. Quote: the fundamental attitudes toward mind prevailing in most scientific psychology, when its real implications are appreciated, appears to the na ve man, alien, wooden, monstrous. Was the first to prose gestalt qualities: studies music and melodies. Other mentors: brentano (act psychologist, kulpe (act psychologist, imageless thought) Example: sign in las vegas, railroad signal lights. Our brain is tuned to this structure in the environment. Proximity: stimuli located near each other seem like they are one image, app folders on our phones. Similarity: stimuli that are similar to one another are perceived together. Closure: we perceive objects to be continuous and closed even if we can"t see the whole object. Continuity: we perceive objects to be continuous and closed even if we can"t see the whole object. Questions: compare and contrast early behaviorism and tolman"s behaviorism, as well as.
