School of thought

The study of mental processes including perception, memory, reasoning, and problem-solving.

Founders: Kurt Koffka, Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Köhler

Cognitive Psychology

Key principles

  • Information processing
  • Mental representations
  • Cognitive structures
  • Problem-solving strategies
  • Perceptual organization

Theories in this school

Gestalt Psychology

Psychologists connected (authors and contributors)

Kurt Koffka · Wolfgang Köhler · Max Wertheimer