Multiple choice

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is represented by which of the following?

  1. The Gestalt psychologists

  2. The behaviourists

  3. The structuralists

  4. The functionalists
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Explanation

Gestalt psychologists founded their approach on the principle that the whole is different from and greater than the sum of its parts. They studied perception and mental organization. Behaviourists (B) focus on stimulus-response, structuralists (C) break down consciousness into elements, and functionalists (D) study adaptive purposes of behaviour.

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