Gestalt psychologists emphasized that ______________________?
Correct answer: C. the whole is more than the sum of its parts
- A. perception is the same as sensation
- B. we learn to perceive the world through experience
- C. the whole is more than the sum of its parts
- D. sensation has no effect on perception
Explanation
Gestalt psychologists argued that perception organizes individual sensations into meaningful patterns, so the whole has properties that are not present in the parts separately. This principle is summarized as “the whole is more than the sum of its parts.”
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