According to the principles of perceptual grouping clarified by the Gestalt psychologists, the principle of _____ states that two edges that would meet if extended are perceived as a single edge that has been partially occluded.
A) common motion
B) proximity
C) symmetry and parallelism
D) good continuation

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The principle of good continuation, as described by Gestalt psychologists, suggests that elements that appear to follow in the same pathway tend to be grouped together, leading to the perception of a single, uninterrupted figure or edge. This principle explains why we perceive two edges that would meet if extended as being part of the same edge that has been partially occluded, rather than as two unrelated edges.

According to the Principles of Perceptual Grouping Clarified by the Gestalt