When Peggy Went to the Baseball Game She Quickly Separated

question 281

Multiple Choice

When Peggy went to the baseball game she quickly separated the fans into the "home crowd" (wearing mostly red) , and the "visitors" (wearing mostly blue) , even though the fans were fairly evenly dispersed throughout the stadium.Peggy's perception of the crowd illustrates the Gestalt principle of:

• A)figure ground
• B)closure
• C)common fate
• D)similarity

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