If you heard only the individual notes of your favorite song played one per hour, you would not recognize it. However, when these notes are played together in the correct order and close in time as a melody, your favorite song is easily recognizable. The importance of being able to hear a melody rather than individual notes illustrates which school of thought in psychology?
A)Gestalt psychology
B)structuralism
C)behaviorism
D)psychodynamic psychology

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Gestalt psychology emphasizes the idea that the whole is different from the sum of its parts, which aligns with the concept of recognizing a melody only when notes are played together in the correct sequence and timing, rather than individually.

If You Heard Only the Individual Notes of Your Favorite