You are standing at the intersection of two perpendicular roads.You see one road running north-south and another road running east-west.You do not see one road running north and then turning east and another road running east then turning north.Which Gestalt principle accounts for what you do and do not see?
A)similarity
B)continuity
C)parallelism
D)closure

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The Gestalt principle of continuity explains this perception. 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 continuous lines rather than separate segments changing direction.

You Are Standing at the Intersection of Two Perpendicular Roads