People See the Figure ( ) as an Oval Rather

question 40

Multiple Choice

People see the figure ( ) as an oval rather than two separate curving lines.Which Gestalt principle explains this outcome?

• A) similarity
• B) continuity
• C) proximity
• D) closure

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