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HOLISTIC THEORY [1 record]

Record 1 1981-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

the doctrine that intelligence is an inseparable function of the entire cerebrum, that it is a property of the cerebrum which is continuously distributed throughout that organ.

Key term(s)
  • holistic theory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
DEF

Théorie qui défend l'unité et le globalisme du fonctionnement cérébral; elle s'oppose aux conceptions associationnistes, fonctionnelles et localisationnistes et aux théories pluralistes de l'intelligence.

Spanish

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