Max Wertheimer 1923 paper first laying out the Gestalt laws of perceptual grouping (proximity, similarity, closure, symmetry, common fate and good continuation), originally published as Untersuchungen zur Lehre von der Gestalt II in Psychologische Forschung, hosted in English translation by York University Classics in the History of Psychology archive.
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AuthorMax Wertheimer
PublisherClassics in the History of Psychology (York University)
Publication Year1923
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Laws of Organization in Perceptual Forms (Wertheimer, 1923)
Max Wertheimer, Classics in the History of Psychology (York University), 1923title heading and publication note
Laws of Organization in Perceptual Forms Max Wertheimer (1923)
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Laws of Organization in Perceptual Forms Max Wertheimer (1923)
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First published as Untersuchungen zur Lehre von der Gestalt II, in Psycologische Forschung, 4, 301-350.
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Max Wertheimer (1923)
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