Perception: An Introduction To The Gestalt Theory: A Classic Article in the History of Psychology

by Kurt Koffka, David Webb (Editor)

A Classic Psychology Article

A classic in the history of psychology Perception: An Introduction To The Gestalt Theory was the first paper Kurt Koffka wrote in English. It was also the first article on Gestalt psychology to be published in an American journal when it appeared in the Psychological Bulletin in October 1922.

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Genres: Psychology

71 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 6, 2014

About the author

Kurt Koffka was a German psychologist and professor. He was influenced by his maternal uncle, a biologist, to pursue science. He had many interests including visual perception, brain damage, sound localization, developmental psychology, and experimental psychology. He worked alongside Max Wertheimer and Wolfgang Köhler to develop Gestalt psychology. Koffka had several publications including "The Growth of the Mind: An Introduction to Child Psychology" (1924) and "The Principles of Gestalt Psychology" (1935) which elaborated on his research.