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    CONFIGURATIONISM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    (psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational propertiesplay

    Synonyms:

    configurationism; Gestalt psychology

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("configurationism" is a kind of...):

    scientific theory (a theory that explains scientific observations)

    Meronyms (parts of "configurationism"):

    Gestalt law of organization; Gestalt principle of organization (a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization)

    Domain category:

    holism; holistic theory (the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole)

    psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)

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