AP Psychology· difficulty 3/5
The Gestalt principle of closure refers to
Perceiving smooth continuous patterns over broken ones
Distinguishing an object from its background
Filling in gaps to perceive complete figures
Grouping items that move or change together
Explanation
E.g., perceiving a circle from a few arcs.
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