1. Plural of gestaltism; doctrines, practices, or theories based on Gestalt psychology, which emphasizes the perception of wholes rather than isolated parts.
Usage: technical; psychology; rare in everyday usage

Examples

• The gestaltisms of early 20th-century psychology challenged the prevailing associationist views.
• Modern cognitive science owes much to the gestaltisms developed by Wertheimer and Köhler.
• These gestaltisms propose that the mind perceives patterns as unified wholes.
• The artist's work reflects gestaltisms in its emphasis on overall composition over individual details.