gestaltn.

/ɡəʃˈtalt/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Etymology: German, = form, shape.

A ‘shape’, ‘configuration’, or ‘structure’ which as an object of perception forms a specific whole or unity incapable of expression simply in terms of its parts (e.g. a melody in distinction from the notes that make it up); cf. configuration n. 6. Frequently attributive, as gestalt psychology n. a school of psychology which holds that perceptions, reactions, etc., are gestalts; also elliptical.

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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of perception > object of perception > structure perceived as a whole > [noun]

gestalt1922

configuration1925

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of perception > object of perception > structure perceived as a whole > [noun] > theory or school of

gestalt psychology1922

configurationism1925

gestaltism1938

1890 C. von Ehrenfels in Vierteljahrsschrift f. wissenschaftliche Philosophie XIV. 249 (title) Ueber ‘Gestaltqualitäten’.]

1922 K. Koffka in Psychol. Bull. 19 531 The Gestalt-psychologists proper.

1922 K. Koffka in Psychol. Bull. 19 574 The Gestalt theory is fundamentally incompatible with the associationist's principles.

1924 tr. K. Koffka in Psyche V. 80 Gestalt-Psychology has so far got a number of important answers to its questions.

1924 tr. K. Koffka in Psyche V. 81 Gestalt-Theory.

1924 tr. K. Koffka in Psyche V. 84 Prof. Wertheimer, in his lectures, has treated personality as a Gestalt.

1926 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. I. 45/1 The work of the Gestalt school with its stress upon the unity of psychic processes. Note, The Gestalt theorists.

1930 W. Köhler (title) Gestalt psychology.

1931 M. Belgion Human Parrot i. 15 The Behaviourists and the apostles of Gestalt.

1931 Psyche July 76 The concepts in terms of which we think are like the ‘figures’ of gestalt psychology.

1936 A. J. Ayer Lang., Truth & Logic ii. 57 The Gestalt psychologists who of all men talk most constantly about genuine wholes.

1941 W. H. Auden New Year Let. i. 19 A true gestalt where indiscrete Perceptions and extensions meet.

1959 Times 13 Feb. 13/5 Webern..eliminates not only rhythm but the Gestalt of a melodic line and all traces of coherence by tonality.

1962 Listener 12 Apr. 647/1 Though they [sc. abstract paintings] are concerned with gestalt effects, and with after-images, they are not out to batter one's eyes into submission.

Compounds

In loanwords from German.

Gestalt-psychologie n. gestalt psychology.

ΚΠ

1925 I. A. Richards Princ. Lit. Crit. xxii. 183 The exponents of Gestalt-psychologie.

Gestaltqualität n. the quality of a gestalt.

ΚΠ

1909 E. B. Titchener Lect. Exper. Psychol. Thought-processes i. i. 32 We may speak of general attributes of sensation, as Ebbinghaus does: or we may speak of Gestaltqualität, form of combination, funded character.

1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Nov. 786/2 His own fivefold scheme of opposed viewpoints (Structure and Function, Association and Gestaltqualitat, Introspection and Behaviourism, Mechanism and Teleology, Conscious and Unconscious).

Gestalttheorie n. gestaltism.

ΚΠ

1925 I. A. Richards Princ. Lit. Crit. iv. 25 There are very many problems of psychology, from those with which some of the exponents of Gestalt theorie are grappling to those by which psycho-analysts are bewildered.

1938 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. July 77 Prof. Spearman's general theory of visual perception must of necessity lead him into conflict with the protagonists of the Gestalttheorie.

Derivatives

geˈstaltism n. gestalt psychology; = configurationism n.

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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of perception > object of perception > structure perceived as a whole > [noun] > theory or school of

gestalt psychology1922

configurationism1925

gestaltism1938

1938 Mind 47 377 If Associationism may be regarded as Psychological Enemy No. 1, cannot Gestaltism put in a claim to be at any rate No. 2?

geˈstaltist n. one who accepts or practises the principles of gestalt psychology; a gestalt psychologist; also as adj.

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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of perception > object of perception > structure perceived as a whole > [adjective] > relating to Gestalt theory

configurational1925

configurationist1925

gestaltist1931

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of perception > object of perception > structure perceived as a whole > [noun] > theory or school of > adherent of

configurationist1925

gestaltist1931

1931 Psyche July 6 The rise of Gestaltists, hormic psychologists and many other varieties.

1938 Amer. Speech 13 295 Mr. Firth's gestaltist chapter on meaning (‘Context of Situation’) makes excellent sense.

1951 H. McCloy Alias Basil Willing vii. 65 The Gestaltists believed in studying a complete picture of every psychiatric situation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	gestalt
释义	gestaltn. /ɡəʃˈtalt/ Forms: also with capital initial. Etymology: German, = form, shape. A ‘shape’, ‘configuration’, or ‘structure’ which as an object of perception forms a specific whole or unity incapable of expression simply in terms of its parts (e.g. a melody in distinction from the notes that make it up); cf. configuration n. 6. Frequently attributive, as gestalt psychology n. a school of psychology which holds that perceptions, reactions, etc., are gestalts; also elliptical. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of perception > object of perception > structure perceived as a whole > [noun] gestalt1922 configuration1925 the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of perception > object of perception > structure perceived as a whole > [noun] > theory or school of gestalt psychology1922 configurationism1925 gestaltism1938 1890 C. von Ehrenfels in Vierteljahrsschrift f. wissenschaftliche Philosophie XIV. 249 (title) Ueber ‘Gestaltqualitäten’.] 1922 K. Koffka in Psychol. Bull. 19 531 The Gestalt-psychologists proper. 1922 K. Koffka in Psychol. Bull. 19 574 The Gestalt theory is fundamentally incompatible with the associationist's principles. 1924 tr. K. Koffka in Psyche V. 80 Gestalt-Psychology has so far got a number of important answers to its questions. 1924 tr. K. Koffka in Psyche V. 81 Gestalt-Theory. 1924 tr. K. Koffka in Psyche V. 84 Prof. Wertheimer, in his lectures, has treated personality as a Gestalt. 1926 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. I. 45/1 The work of the Gestalt school with its stress upon the unity of psychic processes. Note, The Gestalt theorists. 1930 W. Köhler (title) Gestalt psychology. 1931 M. Belgion Human Parrot i. 15 The Behaviourists and the apostles of Gestalt. 1931 Psyche July 76 The concepts in terms of which we think are like the ‘figures’ of gestalt psychology. 1936 A. J. Ayer Lang., Truth & Logic ii. 57 The Gestalt psychologists who of all men talk most constantly about genuine wholes. 1941 W. H. Auden New Year Let. i. 19 A true gestalt where indiscrete Perceptions and extensions meet. 1959 Times 13 Feb. 13/5 Webern..eliminates not only rhythm but the Gestalt of a melodic line and all traces of coherence by tonality. 1962 Listener 12 Apr. 647/1 Though they [sc. abstract paintings] are concerned with gestalt effects, and with after-images, they are not out to batter one's eyes into submission. Compounds In loanwords from German. Gestalt-psychologie n. gestalt psychology. ΚΠ 1925 I. A. Richards Princ. Lit. Crit. xxii. 183 The exponents of Gestalt-psychologie. Gestaltqualität n. the quality of a gestalt. ΚΠ 1909 E. B. Titchener Lect. Exper. Psychol. Thought-processes i. i. 32 We may speak of general attributes of sensation, as Ebbinghaus does: or we may speak of Gestaltqualität, form of combination, funded character. 1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Nov. 786/2 His own fivefold scheme of opposed viewpoints (Structure and Function, Association and Gestaltqualitat, Introspection and Behaviourism, Mechanism and Teleology, Conscious and Unconscious). Gestalttheorie n. gestaltism. ΚΠ 1925 I. A. Richards Princ. Lit. Crit. iv. 25 There are very many problems of psychology, from those with which some of the exponents of Gestalt theorie are grappling to those by which psycho-analysts are bewildered. 1938 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. July 77 Prof. Spearman's general theory of visual perception must of necessity lead him into conflict with the protagonists of the Gestalttheorie. Derivatives geˈstaltism n. gestalt psychology; = configurationism n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of perception > object of perception > structure perceived as a whole > [noun] > theory or school of gestalt psychology1922 configurationism1925 gestaltism1938 1938 Mind 47 377 If Associationism may be regarded as Psychological Enemy No. 1, cannot Gestaltism put in a claim to be at any rate No. 2? geˈstaltist n. one who accepts or practises the principles of gestalt psychology; a gestalt psychologist; also as adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of perception > object of perception > structure perceived as a whole > [adjective] > relating to Gestalt theory configurational1925 configurationist1925 gestaltist1931 the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of perception > object of perception > structure perceived as a whole > [noun] > theory or school of > adherent of configurationist1925 gestaltist1931 1931 Psyche July 6 The rise of Gestaltists, hormic psychologists and many other varieties. 1938 Amer. Speech 13 295 Mr. Firth's gestaltist chapter on meaning (‘Context of Situation’) makes excellent sense. 1951 H. McCloy Alias Basil Willing vii. 65 The Gestaltists believed in studying a complete picture of every psychiatric situation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1909
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