There is a loaf of bread behind a container of milk on the table in front of you.You see the bread as a single loaf rather than two half loaves, one on either side of the milk container.Which Gestalt principle accounts for this outcome?
A)similarity
B)continuity
C)parallelism
D)closure

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The principle of continuity explains this outcome because it suggests that elements arranged on a line or curve are perceived to be more related than elements not on the line or curve, leading us to see the loaf of bread as a single unit behind the milk container, despite any interruption in our view.

There Is a Loaf of Bread Behind a Container of Milk