AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Of the following, who is associated with the Gestalt school of psychology?
A
John Watson
B
William James
C
Ivan Pavlov
D
Max Wertheimer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Max Wertheimer (1880–1943), Kurt Koffka (1886–1941), and Wolfgang Köhler (1887-1967) founded Gestalt psychology in the early 20th century.

Detailed explanation-2: -Max Wertheimer (April 15, 1880 – October 12, 1943) was an Austro-Hungarian psychologist who was one of the three founders of Gestalt psychology, along with Kurt Koffka and Wolfgang Köhler. He is known for his book, Productive Thinking, and for conceiving the phi phenomenon as part of his work in Gestalt psychology.

Detailed explanation-3: -Max Wertheimer founded Gestalt psychology on a physiological principle later to be called isomorphism, and in doing so he reformulated the nature of explanation of perceptual phenomena.

Detailed explanation-4: -Max Wertheimer was one of the founding figures of the school of thought known as Gestalt psychology. The Gestalt approach focused on looking at things as a whole, suggesting that the whole was more than simply the sum of its parts.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is c. Max Wertheimer. Wertheimer developed the Gestalt approach to psychology.

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