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German-American psychologist and co-founder of the Gestalt school, who systematized Gestalt principles into a comprehensive theory of perception, learning, and development in his landmark Principles of Gestalt Psychology.
Czech-German psychologist who co-founded the Gestalt school of psychology by demonstrating that perception of motion (the phi phenomenon) cannot be explained by summation of individual sensory elements.
German-American psychologist and Gestalt school co-founder who demonstrated insight learning in chimpanzees and developed the concept of isomorphism — the structural correspondence between brain processes and conscious experience.