Berlin School of Gestalt Psychology

The Berlin School of Gestalt Psychology was a significant movement in early 20th-century psychology that focused on understanding how people perceive and organize visual information. It emphasized that our minds don't just process individual parts but instead interpret entire patterns or "wholes" to make sense of what we see. For example, we naturally perceive a group of dots as a shape rather than separate points. This approach challenged previous ideas about perception, highlighting the importance of context, organization, and patterns in how we interpret our visual world. The Berlin School contributed to foundational concepts in perception and cognitive psychology.