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A student observes a wormlike organism crawling about on dead organic matter. Later, the organism sheds its outer covering. One possibility is that the organism is a larval insect (like a maggot) . However, it might be a member of the phylum ________, and one way to distinguish between the two possibilities is by looking for the presence or absence of ________.


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Gestalt

A psychological theory that emphasizes the human mind and behavior as being organized into wholes, where the perceived whole is different from and often more than the sum of its parts.

Stimuli

External events or occurrences that can elicit responses from sensory organs, leading to various forms of responses in an organism.

Gestalt Psychology

A psychological approach that emphasizes the holistic and intrinsic properties of perceptual phenomena, focusing on patterns and configurations.

Principle of Closure

A gestalt psychology principle that the mind tends to perceive incomplete figures as complete by filling in missing information.

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