objective list 1: #7. what is the phi phenomenon and how did its discovery form the basis for gestalt psychology? what are the philosophical bases of gestalt psychology

phi phenomenon

-basically seeing a bunch of still pictures shown rapidly as a continuous motion

example of phi phenomenon

-films are made up of individual frames with slight differences in location of objects -even though there is no motion between the pictures, our mind creates motion continuity between the pics

how did its discovery form the basis for gestalt theory

-it directly relates; the whole had priority over its parts and differed from the sum of its parts

philosophical bases of gestalt psychology

1. holistic viewpoint (anti-structuralist S1+S2<P) 2. organisms do not only respond passively with their environments , they have transactions with it 3. the relationship between experience and action and brain physiology is the same 4. perception is governed by laws of principles/organization