The tendency to see all the individual spokes in a bicycle wheel as part of a larger single unit best illustrates the principle of:

Correct answer: A. connectedness

  • A. connectedness
  • B. interposition
  • C. continuity
  • D. closure

Explanation

The principle of connectedness leads us to group elements that are physically linked, so the spokes are perceived as parts of one larger wheel structure. Closure would involve mentally filling in missing portions of a figure.

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