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1998
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Journal Article
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phenomenology, perception, Gestalt laws, Gestalt principles, Gestalt psychology, Gestalt theory
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Psychology
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http://gestalttheory.net/gth/
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English
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PUB ID:
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103-404-901
(Last edited on
2005/07/01 05:25:55 GMT-6)
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ABSTRACT:
The very nature of Max Wertheimer’s principles is discussed, since they are often interpreted as actual forces acting in perceptual field. Special figures (Vicario, 1975) show that in some cases unification should be credited to remoteness instead of proximity, to dissimilarity instead of similarity, and to disorder instead of good form. Some doubts are set forth about the necessity of the concept of unification itself, since in some cases well structured responses may depend on unrelated stimuli. Other doubts are set forth about the necessity of the concept of field of forces, showing that in physical world there is unit formation without the exertion of any specific force. On the ground of that all arguments, it is recommended to think at Wertheimer’s 'laws' in terms of principles of description, rather than in terms of Faktoren of unification. This interpretation seems to be consistent with Koffka’s (1962) statements on the nature of Gestalt theory and on the future developments of it.
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