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According to the Gestalt theory of perception, why do we perceive objects as whole rather than a collection of parts?
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According to the Gestalt theory of perception, why do we perceive objects as whole rather than a collection of parts?
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The Gestalt theory posits that our brain has an innate tendency to group and organise sensory information into a meaningful whole. This is why we perceive objects as complete entities rather than individual parts.
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