Gestalt psychologists would argue that Lee and Freire's illusion in which an oval window surrounding a stretched face appears longer and an oval window surrounding a compressed face appears shorter than they really are demonstrates that:

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The Lee and Freire's illusion demonstrates the concept of "whole is greater than the sum of its parts" which is the central idea of Gestalt psychology. Gestalt psychologists believed that perceptions and other mental processes are organized in a way that the whole is not only greater than, but also different from the sum of its parts. Therefore, option B is the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because Gestalt psychologists did not support the idea of breaking consciousness down into its basic elements. Option C is incorrect because Gestalt psychologists believed that the tendency to perceive the whole is a built-in aspect of our nervous system. Option D is incorrect because it focuses on adaptive behaviours, which is not relevant to the explanation of the Lee and Freire's illusion.

Gestalt Psychologists Would Argue That Lee and Freire's Illusion in Which