“"Pieces" almost always appear 'as parts' in whole processes. ... To sever a "'part" from the organized whole in which it occurs-whether it itself be a subsidiary whole or an "element"-is a very real process usually involving alterations in that "part". Modifications of a part frequently involve changes elsewhere in the whole itself. Nor is the nature of these alterations arbitrary, for they too are determined by whole-conditions.”
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Max Wertheimer
Max Wertheimer was a prominent psychologist, born on April 15, 1880, and died on October 12, 1943. He made significant contributions to the field of Gestalt psychology, particularly in the areas of visual perception and cognitive processes. more
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