A. Rules of Perceptual Organization: Closure

Rules of Perceptual Organization: Closure

-This is the idea that we automatically fill in gaps to create a whole object.

Although this image could be viewed in multiple ways, our brain automatically views it as a cube, despite there not being any lines connecting the circles. This occurs because we view the area in between the circles as lines connecting the cube. The illusion would disappear if: a) the circles were outlined; or b) if the circles were filled in completely.

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