Although the neon sign on the gas station window actually reads "CLO ED" because a light for one of the letters has burned out,Hector perceives it as reading "CLOSED" because of the Gestalt principle of:

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The Gestalt principle of closure suggests that our brain tends to fill in any missing gaps in a visual image in order to create a complete picture. Since Hector's brain is filling in the missing letter to read "CLOSED," it is an example of the closure principle.

Although the Neon Sign on the Gas Station Window Actually