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Max Wertheimer
Köhler, Wolfgang
Köhler, Wolfgang (1887–1967) US psychologist, b. Estonia. With Kurt
Koffka and Max Wertheimer, he was a key figure in
Gestalt psychology. His work on animal learning and problem solving is summarized in
The Mentality of Apes (1917).
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The legacy of Max Wertheimer and gestalt psychology. (Sixtieth Anniversary, 1934-1994: The Legacy of Our Past.)
Magazine article from: Social Research; 12/22/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Asch wrote that the thinking of Max Wertheimer has penetrated into nearly every...1946, p. 81). Asch's article on Max Wertheimer's Contributions to Modern Psychology...Johnson, to study the work of Max Wertheimer and its meaning for social science...
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Envisioning 21st century entertainment. (profile on Paramount Digital Entertainment President David Wertheimer)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 1/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...today is at the nexus of entertainment and computers, Wertheimer says. The future is to be built on original content...subscription fees. The target is moving so much that when Wertheimer speaks about long-term plans and goals, he is speaking...don't know where you will be in three years from now, ...
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PERFORMANCE NOTES.(Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 6/14/2007; 700+ words
; ...Willamette St. The event features Shantala (Benjy and Heather Wertheimer) and Eric Alan, author of `Wild Grace: Nature as a Spiritual...Cabaret Youth Academy Stage, 39 W. 10th Ave. The cast includes Max Jeremiah (as Macbeth), Hillary Humphreys (Lady Macbeth), Kenny...
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FOR THE RECORD.(US political events)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: National Review; 2/21/2000; 700+ words
; ...tonight was true and that he has not lied in this campaign. Fred Wertheimer of Democracy 21, in Washington Post: Gore's statements about...to get rid of how many people. Former New York Times editor Max Frankel, in Tikkun: I have grown certain that humanity invented...
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Max Wertheimer
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Max Wertheimer The German psychologist Max Wertheimer (1880-1943) was the originator of Gestalt psychology, which had a profound influence on the whole science of psychology. Max Wertheimer was born in Prague on April 15, 1880. At the University...
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Wertheimer, Max
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Wertheimer, Max (1880–1943) German psychologist. Wertheimer was a founder of Gestalt psychology . His early work concerned visual perception. Later, he attempted to apply Gestalt principles to cognitive and educational problems.
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Koffka, Kurt
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Koffka, Kurt (1886–1941) US psychologist, b. Germany. With Wolfgang Köhler and Max Wertheimer, Koffka was a founder of gestalt psychology . He wrote The Growth of the Mind (1921) and Principles of Gestalt Psychology (1935).
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cognitive psychology
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...mental processes such as problem solving, memory, and language. It had its foundations in the Gestalt psychology of Max Wertheimer , Wolfgang Köhler , and Kurt Koffka , and in the work of Jean Piaget , who studied intellectual development in children...
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Kurt Koffka
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...permanently in the United States in 1928 as a professor at Smith, he taught at Cornell and at the Univ. of Wisconsin. With Max Wertheimer and Wolfgang Köhler he is credited with developing the theories that gave rise to the school of Gestalt psychology...
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