Which Saying Captures the Principle Emphasized by the Gestalt Psychologists

question 140

Multiple Choice

Which saying captures the principle emphasized by the Gestalt psychologists?

• A) The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
• B) Perception is based more on what we do not see than on what we do see.
• C) Perception is part sensory experience, and part judgment.
• D) No two people will perceive a stimulus in the exact same way.

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

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Nonsense Syllables

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Cued Recall Task

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