| Front | Perceptual principles of Gestalt Psychology |
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| Back | The 4 principles of Gestalt Psychology 1. Holistic thinking – the whole is always more than the sum of its parts, called supersummativity. 2. Phenomenological basis – analyzing the essence of phenomena is the subject matter of psychology. Analysis must proceed from phenomena to their essence. 3. Methodology – lifelike experiments using small numbers of subjects. “Reality” Experiments 4. Isomorphism – psychological processes are directly related to biological (brain) processes. |
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