Gestalt psychology
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Gestalt psychology is a school of thought in psychology that emphasizes understanding mental processes and perception as organized, structured wholes rather than as the sum of their parts.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gestalt psychology canonical | 70 |
| Gestalt theory | 4 |
| Gestalt Psychology | 2 |
| Gestalt school of psychology | 2 |
| Gestalt | 1 |
| Gestalt school of Berlin | 1 |
| Leipzig School of psychology | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T849437 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gestalt psychology Context triple: [Abraham Maslow, influencedBy, Gestalt psychology]
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A.
The Principles of Psychology
The Principles of Psychology is an influential 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory to explain mental processes and the development of the mind.
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Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
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C.
humanistic psychology
Humanistic psychology is a psychological perspective that emphasizes individual free will, personal meaning, and self-actualization, focusing on human potential and subjective experience rather than pathology.
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D.
Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy
The Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy is an existential and humanistic therapeutic movement centered on logotherapy, emphasizing the human search for meaning as the primary motivational force in life.
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E.
The Concept of Mind
The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gestalt psychology Target entity description: Gestalt psychology is a school of thought in psychology that emphasizes understanding mental processes and perception as organized, structured wholes rather than as the sum of their parts.
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A.
The Principles of Psychology
The Principles of Psychology is an influential 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory to explain mental processes and the development of the mind.
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B.
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
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C.
humanistic psychology
Humanistic psychology is a psychological perspective that emphasizes individual free will, personal meaning, and self-actualization, focusing on human potential and subjective experience rather than pathology.
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D.
Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy
The Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy is an existential and humanistic therapeutic movement centered on logotherapy, emphasizing the human search for meaning as the primary motivational force in life.
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E.
The Concept of Mind
The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
psychological theory
ⓘ
school of psychology ⓘ |
| associatedWithExperiment | phi phenomenon ⓘ |
| claims |
mental processes cannot be fully understood by analyzing parts in isolation
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perception is organized according to innate laws ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
behaviorism
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elementarism ⓘ structuralism ⓘ |
| declinedIn | mid 20th century ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
holistic processing
ⓘ
organized wholes ⓘ pattern recognition ⓘ |
| field | psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
learning
ⓘ
perception ⓘ problem solving ⓘ thinking ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Kurt Koffka
ⓘ
Max Wertheimer ⓘ Wolfgang Köhler ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
closure principle
ⓘ
common fate ⓘ figure–ground organization ⓘ good continuation ⓘ insight learning ⓘ isomorphism ⓘ proximity principle ⓘ prägnanz ⓘ similarity principle ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Frankfurt am Main
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University of Berlin ⓘ
linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
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| influenced |
Gestalt therapy
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cognitive psychology ⓘ design principles ⓘ perception research ⓘ social psychology ⓘ user interface design ⓘ visual arts theory ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Fritz Perls
ⓘ
Kurt Koffka ⓘ Kurt Lewin ⓘ Max Wertheimer ⓘ Wolfgang Köhler ⓘ |
| legacy | modern cognitive science ⓘ |
| methodology | phenomenological analysis ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Germany ⓘ |
| rejects | reductionism in psychology ⓘ |
| slogan | the whole is greater than the sum of its parts ⓘ |
| studies | apparent motion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Gestalt psychology Description of subject: Gestalt psychology is a school of thought in psychology that emphasizes understanding mental processes and perception as organized, structured wholes rather than as the sum of their parts.
Referenced by (81)
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