Who best illustrated that the perceived whole may exceed the sum of its parts?

A) evolutionary psychologists
B) psychoanalysts
C) behaviorists
D) Gestalt psychologists

Gestalt Psychologists

Scholars who emphasize understanding the human mind and behavior as a whole, rather than by analyzing its individual components.

Perceived Whole

The concept or process of viewing or understanding something as a complete and unified entity rather than a mere collection of parts.

Sum of Its Parts

A concept or entity that is regarded as more than merely the total of its individual components or elements.