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

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The principle of closure explains how we perceive a whole object in the absence of complete information. Our minds fill in the gaps of the incomplete picture to see a complete form, as in the case of a "connect the dots" puzzle where we can discern the image before all dots are connected.

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