As we listen to music on the radio or on our MP3 player, we often are aware of the arrangement of tones into melodies rather than just focusing on the individual notes. This auditory perception is compatible with the principles established by
A)behavioural psychologists.
B)Gestalt psychologists.
C)humanistic psychologists.
D)psychodynamic psychologists.

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The principle of Gestalt psychology is concerned with how the mind perceives patterns, and how our perception is oriented towards organizing information into meaningful wholes, which would include auditory patterns such as melodies. Therefore, the arrangement of tones into melodies is a concept that is compatible with Gestalt psychology.

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