Gestalt Psychology: Its Paradigm-Shaping Influence on Animal Psychology
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2006
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Journal Article
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animal psychology, comparative psychology, history of psychology, 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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103-430-343
(Last edited on
2006/10/13 03:57:26 GMT-6)
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ABSTRACT:
Although ethology is most frequently associated with a ‘European science of animal behavior,’ there was a coherent science of comparative psychology in Germany prior to the institutionalization of ethology. This field of comparative psychology was largely shaped by Gestalt psychologists such as Wolfgang KÖHLER, Mathilde HERTZ, and David KATZ. The paradigmatic influence of Gestalt psychology on early animal research was evident in both
conceptual orientation and experimental methodology. This was manifested in the work of psychologists and biologists alike. The influence of Gestalt psychology on mainstream North American animal research made initial progress through the work of, for example, Heinrich KLÜVER and Paul von SCHILLER. Although the historical impact of Gestalt psychology on animal psychology is quite evident, assessing the multifaceted impact of Gestalt psychology on
modern sensory physiological research with animals is still in its infancy.
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