1. a psychologist or theorist who adheres to or practices Gestalt psychology, which emphasizes the perception of wholes and organized patterns rather than isolated elements.
Usage: technical; psychology

Examples

• The gestaltist argued that we perceive objects as complete forms, not as collections of separate features.
• Early gestaltists like Wolfgang Köhler conducted experiments on animal learning and insight.
• A gestaltist would say that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
• The gestaltist approach to perception has influenced modern cognitive science.
• Many gestaltists rejected the behaviorist view that learning occurs through simple stimulus-response associations.