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Rubin’s figure

an ambiguous figure that may be perceived either as one goblet or as two facing profiles. Also called goblet figure. [Edgar Rubin (1886–1951), Danish philosopher]

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March 11th 2025

transfer

transfer

1. vb. to shift or change from one location to another, one form to another, or one situation or condition to another.

2. n. the shift or change thus produced, as in transfer of training.

3. n. in Gestalt psychology, the use of the solution to one problem in solving a second problem that has elements in common with the first.