Episode 16 # Cognitive Views of Learning (Gestalt Psychology)

In this lesson, we learned about the cognitive learning of theory which it is consists of scope of learning and gestalt psychology. 

In the first criteria, it is involved with the information processing model by ranging from coding, transforming, rehearse, storing and retrieving information. 

Furthermore, Madam told frequently about this statement by saying that “the learner is responsible for the learning to occur, to rehearse, code and structure their knowledge”. 

 

In this regard, it is our responsibility to organize our knowledge with the assistance of the instructor to facilitate of gaining knowledge. This is would be our gist of learning in the classroom on that time.

In the light of gestalt psychology, Madam had given the examples of the type of gestalt principle by showing the example of the picture each of the principle such as

 proximity, 

 

 

 

similarity, 

 

 

 

closure, 

 

 

 

good continuation, 

 

 

common fate 

 

 

and pragnanz. 

  

  

This is parallel with “the whole is more than the sum of its part”.

 

It is means that our cognitive learning is influenced with the knowledge that was proposed by Helmholt’z theory of unconscious inference.

 

In a conclusion, it is important to note that the importance of perception may extends beyond identifying objects within our environment.




We can appreciate this by remembering that cognitive learning is about acquiring knowledge, storing this knowledge in memory and retrieving it later to accomplish various tasks such as remembering events from the past, solving problems, communicating with other people, recognizing someone you met last week and answering questions on a learning quiz. Without perception, it is unlikely that these feats of cognition would be possible.  

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