Question

Analyze the image below and answer the question that follows.

Four blue circles on a large black square. Parts of each circle have been removed to form a right angle pointing into the center of each circle. The void creates a square.
Being able to see a square in the middle of the image despite not having lines to form a square represents the Gestalt principle of __________.
A.
proximity
B.
similarity
C.
closure
D.
continuity

Answer 1

C. closure

The image demonstrates closure — the mind fills in missing edges to perceive a complete square even though no explicit lines form it.