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... psychological atoms as it were - such as elementary sensa- tions and the like , gestalt psychology showed the existence and primacy of psychological wholes which are not a summation of elementary units and are governed by dynamic laws ...
... psychological atoms as it were - such as elementary sensa- tions and the like , gestalt psychology showed the existence and primacy of psychological wholes which are not a summation of elementary units and are governed by dynamic laws ...
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... psychology after Piaget and Werner , various neo - Freudian schools , ego psychology , the ' new look ' in perception , recent theory of cognition , personality theories such as those of G. Allport and Maslow , new approaches in ...
... psychology after Piaget and Werner , various neo - Freudian schools , ego psychology , the ' new look ' in perception , recent theory of cognition , personality theories such as those of G. Allport and Maslow , new approaches in ...
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... Psychology and Psychiatry # The Quandary of Modern Psychology In recent years the concept of ' system ' has gained increasing influence in psychology and psychopathology . Numerous investi- gations have referred to general system theory ...
... Psychology and Psychiatry # The Quandary of Modern Psychology In recent years the concept of ' system ' has gained increasing influence in psychology and psychopathology . Numerous investi- gations have referred to general system theory ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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