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Peer reviewedSaracho, Olivia N. – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Reviews research studies examining relationship between play behaviors and cognitive styles in young children, particularly emphasizing field dependence and field independence, social behavior, and educational and research implications are also presented. (DST)
Descriptors: Behavior, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Field Dependence Independence
Rock, Irvin; Palmer, Stephen – Scientific American, 1990
Discussed are the principles of Gestalt psychology and the history and future of the movement. A comparison of Gestalt, Behaviorist, and Structuralist ideas is included. The study of perception, learning, memory, and thinking from the Gestaltist point of view is described. (KR)
Descriptors: Behavior, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures
