Gestalt Psychology

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Gestalt Psychology is the foundation of the ___ of learning, opposing the mechanistic focus of behaviorism.

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cognitive perception

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For Köhler, the __ must be examined to discover what its part are, rather than trying to abstract the whole from analyzing the parts.

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Whole

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A school of fish swimming together is seen as one unit. This represents what principle of Gestalt Psychology?

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Common Fate

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Our minds tend to "close" gaps" in an image to create a full, complete picture.

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Closure

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In a sea of bananas, a red apple stands out. This represents what principle of Gestalt Psychology?

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Similarity

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When you see a group of people standing close together at a bus stop, you assume they're all waiting for the bus, even if they're not together. This represents what principle of Gestalt Psychology?

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Proximity

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Our eyes separate elements based on contrast, seeing objects as either in the foreground (figure) or the background (ground).

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Figure ground

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Elements in a line or curve are related. What principle of Gestalt Psychology is this?

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Continuation

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According to Gestalt Psychology, our minds perceive things as part of a whole. It is based on perception and ____.

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Organization

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As you played the group activity of passing the drawing, we found out that students draw more than what was actually there, illustrating how people perceive more than is actually ___.

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