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gestalt theory  

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  • A psychological theory that focuses on the brain's perceptive processes and proposes a holistic approach to cognitive processing. Gestalt theorists follow the assumption that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Gestalt Theory]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-D6R7RZFP-9

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