gestalt psychology

ge·stalt psy·chol·o·gy

G g

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [guh-shtahlt, -shtawlt, -stahlt, -stawlt sahy-kol-uh-jee]
- /gəˈʃtɑlt, -ˈʃtɔlt, -ˈstɑlt, -ˈstɔlt saɪˈkɒl ə dʒi/
- /ɡəˈʃtælt saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guh-shtahlt, -shtawlt, -stahlt, -stawlt sahy-kol-uh-jee]
- /gəˈʃtɑlt, -ˈʃtɔlt, -ˈstɑlt, -ˈstɔlt saɪˈkɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of gestalt psychology words

noun gestalt psychology (sometimes lowercase) the theory or doctrine that physiological or psychological phenomena do not occur through the summation of individual elements, as reflexes or sensations, but through gestalts functioning separately or interrelatedly. 1
noun gestalt psychology psychology: holistic 1
noun gestalt psychology a system of thought, derived from experiments carried out by German psychologists, that regards all mental phenomena as being arranged in Gestalts 0
noun gestalt psychology a school of psychology, developed in Germany, which affirms that all experience consists of gestalten, and that the response of an organism to a situation is a complete and unanalyzable whole rather than a sum of the responses to specific elements in the situation 0

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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