The theory in psychology that the objects of mind come as complete forms or configurations which cannot be split into parts; e.g., a square is perceived as such rather than as four discrete lines. ... Origin: see gestalt ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(gә-stawl´tiz-әm) (gә-shtawl´tiz-әm) the theory in psychology that the objects of mind, as immediately presented to direct experience, come as complete unanalyzable wholes or forms (Gestalten) that cannot be split up into parts.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ge-stahlt′izm Definitions: 1. The theory in psychology that the objects of mind come as complete forms or configurations which cannot be split into parts; a square is perceived as such rather than as four discrete lines.
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