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prägnanz

prägnanz noun: in Gestalt psychology, the tendency for one to perceive complex things in the "best" (simplest) form, because it requires the least cognitive effort.

Noun

prägnanz (uncountable)

  1. In Gestalt psychology, the tendency for one to perceive complex things in the "best" (simplest) form, because it requires the least cognitive effort.

Forms of prägnanz

alternative formPrägnanz

Origin of prägnanz

From German Prägnanz ("precision")

Questions about prägnanz

What does prägnanz mean?
Prägnanz means in Gestalt psychology, the tendency for one to perceive complex things in the "best" (simplest) form, because it requires the least cognitive effort.
What part of speech is prägnanz?
Prägnanz is a noun.

Words near prägnanz in the dictionary

  1. Przybylski's Star
  2. Przybylskis
  3. Przybysz
  4. Przybyszes
  5. Przyspa
  6. prägnanz
  7. præ-
  8. præ-Adamite
  9. præ-Adamites
  10. præ-emption
  11. præ-exist

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