Which of the following statements would most likely be attributed to the gestalt psychologists?
A) A participant in an experiment will take less time to find the symbol "o" embedded in a group of "x" symbols than if the symbol "x" were imbedded in a group of "o" symbols.
B) When we look at a house, we see a place where a family lives and plays, not simply a pile of individual bricks.
C) When we first see a stimulus, we interpret it in terms of its most primitive features.
D) Most of our perceptual ability is a function of physiology; very little emphasis can be placed on learning.

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Gestalt psychologists emphasized the importance of looking at whole patterns and configurations rather than just individual parts. They believed that the mind organizes sensory information into meaningful wholes or Gestalts. Therefore, statement B, which recognizes the importance of seeing a house as a whole rather than just a collection of individual bricks, is most likely to be attributed to the gestalt psychologists.

Which of the Following Statements Would Most Likely Be Attributed