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What is the pros and cons of gestalt theory and structuralism?

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As used in Gestalt psychology, the German word Gestalt (/ɡəˈʃtælt, -ˈʃtɑːlt, -ˈʃtɔːlt, -ˈstɑːlt, -ˈstɔːlt/ gə-SHTA(H)LT, -⁠STAHLT, -⁠S(H)TAWLT,[5][6] German: [ɡəˈʃtalt] (About this soundlisten); meaning "form"[7]) is interpreted as "pattern" or "configuration".[8] Gestalt psychologists emphasized that organisms perceive entire patterns or configurations, not merely individual components.[8] The view is sometimes summarized using the adage, "the whole is more than the sum of its parts."[9] Gestalt principles, proximity, similarity, figure-ground, continuity, closure, and connection, describe how humans perceive visuals in connection with different objects and environments.