When a Child Works on a "Connect the Dots" Puzzle

question 31

Multiple Choice

When a child works on a "connect the dots" puzzle, she can often see the completed work before she has finished all of the dots. Once there is enough visual information present, she's able to perceive the completed picture even though it is still incomplete. Which Gestalt principle does this demonstrate?

• A) good continuation
• B) closure
• C) proximity
• D) contiguity

---

Definitions:

Emotional

Pertaining to feelings or emotions, involving the ability to experience, communicate, and understand emotional states.

Behavioral

Relating to or concerned with the actions or activities of living organisms; often used to describe the study of behavior in psychology.

Affective Component

Refers to the emotional or feeling segment of an attitude, influencing how an individual feels about an object, person, or situation.

Attitude

An inclination within the psyche to judge an observed entity with a level of preference or aversion.