쿠르트 코프카

소개

쿠르트 코프카(Kurt Koffka, 1886년 3월 18일 ~ 1941년 11월 22일)는 독일의 심리학자다. 막스 베르트하이머(Max Wertheimer), 볼프강 쾰러(Wolfgang Köhler)와 함께 게슈탈트 심리학을 창시한 것으로 유명하다.

Kurt Koffka was a German psychologist and professor. He was born and educated in Berlin, Germany; he died in Northampton, Massachusetts, from coronary thrombosis. He was influenced by his maternal uncle, a biologist, to pursue science. He had many interests including visual perception, brain damage, sound localization, developmental psychology, and experimental psychology. He worked alongside Max Wertheimer and Wolfgang Köhler to develop Gestalt psychology. Koffka had several publications including "The Growth of the Mind: An Introduction to Child Psychology" (1924) and "The Principles of Gestalt Psychology" (1935) which elaborated on his research.