The Gestalt psychologists:
A)demonstrated that paranormal phenomena could be scientifically studied.
B)believed that all psychological phenomena could be analyzed in terms of simple units of behavior.
C)emphasized that we perceive isolated bits of information first and then we perceive whole figures.
D)emphasized that we perceive whole figures rather than isolated bits of information.

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The Gestalt psychologists emphasized that we perceive whole figures rather than isolated bits of information. They believed that perception is not simply the addition of discrete sensory elements, but rather a process of organizing sensory information into meaningful wholes.

The Gestalt Psychologists