Which One of the Following Most Clearly Illustrates the Gestalt

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following most clearly illustrates the Gestalt principle of figure-ground?

• A) Aaron is watching the teacher's face so intently that he doesn't notice what she is writing on the chalkboard.
• B) Bart has difficulty seeing the difference between the letters b and d because the two letters are so similar in appearance.
• C) Caryn is lost in her thoughts.
• D) Darlene has difficulty judging the size of objects more than six meters away from her.

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