2. Gestalt Psychology
• It served as the foundation of the
cognitive perspective to learning. It
opposed the external and
mechanistic focus of behaviorism.
• It considered the mental processes
and products of perception.
3. Gestalt theory
• The initial cognitive response to
behaviorism. It emphasized the
importance of sensory wholes and the
dynamic nature of visual perception.
• The tem gestalt, means “form” or
“configuration”
10. LAW OF FIGURE – GROUND
Viewers will perceive an
object (figure) and a
surface (ground) even in
shapes are grouped
together. This law also
defines use of contrast.