Gestalt psychologists used _____ to show how perception of a whole object or scene can influence judgments about its individual elements.
A)illusions
B)visual hallucinations
C)reinforcement
D)dream analysis

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Gestalt psychologists used illusions to demonstrate how the brain organizes perceptual information into meaningful whole patterns rather than just individual parts. These illusions trick the brain into perceiving one thing, when in reality it is something else. This illustrates how our perception of the whole object or scene can influence our judgments about its individual elements.

Gestalt Psychologists Used _____ to Show How Perception of a Whole