The Psychology of "Gestalt"  

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Helson, Harry

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The American Journal of Psychology vol. 100 no. 3-4 (1987), page 537.
Topik: Gestalt; Psychology
Fulltext: 1422694.pdf (3.63MB)

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istically in the ocular muscles. The individual tends to look toward the imaged source of sound. With the relaxation of such looking or other tension, the auditory image is absent. Progressive relaxation is not as a rule perfect or complete save perhaps for brief periods of time. It is during such brief periods that imagery seems altogether absent. However, when the relaxation of the muscles of the sense-organs seems to approach completeness, there takes place the diminution of image-processes. It appears that natural sleep ensues after the imageless state is maintained for a relatively prolonged time. With progressive muscular relaxation, not alone imagery, but also attention, recollection,t hought-processesa, nd emotion gradually diminish. Relaxation apparently is a natural physiological function which every individual possesses and uses, for muscles that contract must also relax. It is shown in the present work that this function may be cultivated to the point of a fine control. In our experience it may be cultivated to some extent at least with every normal individual, just as every normal individual may learn to walk; but persons vary greatly in the time required for learning. In general, the person who is highly suggestible may be slower to learn than one who is independent and observing.18 '8A future paper with a different approach will present further evidence. I am indebted to Professors H. A. Carr and A. J. Carlson for critical reading of the text.

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