Experimental Studies on the Perception of Movement
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Experimental Studies on the Perception of Movement is Max Wertheimer’s seminal 1912 paper that founded Gestalt psychology by demonstrating how the mind perceives apparent motion as unified wholes rather than discrete stimuli.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | scientific paper ⓘ |
| addresses | relationship between physical stimuli and perceived motion ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
atomistic theories of perception
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simple summation of sensory elements as explanation of perception ⓘ |
| author | Max Wertheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedAs | Wertheimer 1912 ⓘ |
| contribution |
challenged elementarist and associationist views of perception
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founded Gestalt psychology as a distinct school ⓘ introduced experimental study of apparent motion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century psychology ⓘ |
| field |
Gestalt psychology
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psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conditions under which stationary stimuli are seen as moving
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subjective experience of motion ⓘ |
| hasForm | journal article ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | considered the founding document of Gestalt psychology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gestalt school of Berlin
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Kurt Koffka NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgang Köhler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedField |
cognitive psychology
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motion perception studies ⓘ perception research ⓘ visual psychophysics ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Gestalt
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apparent movement ⓘ phi movement ⓘ whole–part relationship in perception ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
apparent motion
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perception of movement ⓘ phi phenomenon ⓘ |
| method |
psychophysical experimentation
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systematic variation of temporal intervals between stimuli ⓘ tachistoscopic presentation of alternating light stimuli ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Experimentelle Studien über das Sehen von Bewegung ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Zeitschrift für Psychologie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
laws of perceptual organization
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phenomenology of visual motion ⓘ |
| theoreticalClaim |
apparent motion is not reducible to discrete sensory elements
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perception organizes stimuli into unified wholes (Gestalten) ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfExperiments | circa 1910–1912 ⓘ |
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