When you are untangling strings of Christmas lights,it is difficult to tell where one string ends and another begins.Which Gestalt law is consistent with this example?
A) Closure
B) Proximity
C) Similarity
D) Continuity

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The Gestalt law of continuity suggests that our visual system favors smooth, continuous patterns or lines rather than abrupt changes or interruptions. In the example of untangling Christmas lights, we expect the string of lights to continue in a smooth, uninterrupted pattern, but the tangled mess disrupts this continuity.

When You Are Untangling Strings of Christmas Lights,it Is Difficult