How are magnetic and electrical force fields related to Gestalt psychology?

a. Gestalt psychologists hoped to find patterns similar to force fields in the brain.
b. Gestalt psychologists believed that all objects had perceptual fields similar to force fields.
c. Gestalt psychologists used magnets in many of their experiments.
d. Gestalt psychologists believed that perceptual organization occurred as a result of forces similar to magnetism and electricity.


A

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