Gestalt psychologists emphasize that
A) perception is the same as sensation.
B) we learn to perceive the world through experience.
C) the whole is more than the sum of its parts.
D) sensation has no effect on perception.

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Gestalt psychologists believed that perception is not simply the sum of individual sensations, but rather is influenced by the larger context or "whole" in which those sensations occur. This is often expressed as the principle that "the whole is more than the sum of its parts." Therefore, choice C is the best answer.

Gestalt Psychologists Emphasize That