People Are More Likely to Perceive This Configuration of Shapes

question 50

Multiple Choice

People are more likely to perceive this configuration of shapes: $$\begin{array} { c c c c } \Delta & \Delta & \Delta & \Delta \\\diamond & \diamond & \diamond & \diamond \\\$ & \$ & \$ & \$ \\\cdot & \cdot & \cdot & \cdot\end{array}$$
As four rows rather than as four columns. Which one of the following Gestaltist concepts best accounts for this phenomenon?

• A) Closure
• B) Prägnanz
• C) Proximity
• D) Similarity

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