semiotic movement

a trend toward formalization of systems of visual communication by the use of signs or symbols that are not a part of the standard alphabet. The semiotic movement, which has been particularly popular in the United States, promotes the acceptance of “rules of grammar” for symbolic logic, mathematical formulas, or other symbolic systems that may be analogous to language.

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January 13th 2025

discontinuity hypothesis

in Gestalt psychology, the viewpoint that emphasizes the role of sudden insight and perceptual reorganization in successful discrimination learning and problem solving. According to this view, a correct answer is only recognized when its relation to the issue as a whole is discovered. Also called discontinuity theory. Compare continuity hypothesis. See also aha experience; all-or-none learning; eureka task.