When Casey Sees Eight Candies on the Table That Are

question 33

Essay

When Casey sees eight candies on the table that are placed like those below, she asks which two children get the candies.
How would a Gestalt psychologist explain Casey's tendency to view the candy in two groups rather than as eight separate candies?

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