Chapter 14: Gestalt Psychology (Test 3)

Who is associated with Gestalt Psychology?

Brentano and Wuzburg School

What did Immanuel Kant emphasize?

the mind adds structure to our conscious experience, not sensory stimulus

What did Ernst Mach emphasize?

space form and time form

Christian Von Ehrenfeis emphasized

form is something that emerges from the elements of sensation

Who is considered the founder of Gestalt Psychology and mentored by who?

Max Wertheimer, and mentored by Chris Ehrenfeis

Who gave rise to Gestalt Psy and how?

William James, by aligning phenomenological experiences and philosophy

Where did Max Wertheimer get his doctorate? Who did he study under?

University of Wurzberg, Kulpe

What was the formal beginning of Gestalt School of Psychology? Who made the Phi Phenomenon?

Phi Phenomenon (difference of perception and sensory), Max Wertheimer

Where did Kurt Koffka study until his death?

Smith College

Who gave Gestalt Psy INTERNATIONAL recognition?

Wolfgang Kohler

Psychophysical Isomorphism

transformed data from sensory data is what we experience consciously

What hypothesis is rejected by Gestaltists?

Constancy Hypothesis

Law of Pragnaz

cognitive experiences will be as organized as they can be

Who introduced the Figure-Ground Relationship?

Edgar Rubin

Kofkka was influenced by?

Brentano, Stumpf, and Husserl

What did Koffka emphasize?

Memory Process and Memory Trace

Memory Process and Memory Trace is governed by?

Law of Pragnanz

Where did Kurt Lewin attend school and who did he study under

University of Berlin, studied under Stumpf

What did Kurt Lewin create?

Research center for Group Dynamics

What are the three types of conflict?

Approach-approach, avoidance-approach, approach-avoidance

What did Kurt Lewin contribute?

Life Space, Aristotelian thinking, Quasi needs,

What are three impacts of Gestalt Psy?

WWII scattered theorists to U.S., critiques ideas that were too vague, influenced every aspect of modern psy