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Two Guys on Your Head

Each week on Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke, explore different aspects of human behavior and the brain.

Gestalt Principles and How We Learn Language

KUT 90.5 | By Rebecca McInroy

Published November 3, 2015 at 3:05 PM CST

In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about understanding the difference between Behaviorism and Gestalt Psychology by looking at theories of language development.

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