You are driving down an unfamiliar road when it suddenly ends with two side roads from which to choose. Without a road sign, you choose the road that is only slightly angled rather than the road which makes a ninety degree angle with your original road. Your tendency to see the road chosen as part of the original road illustrates which perceptual principle?
A)similarity
B)continuation
C)nearness
D)figure-ground

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This scenario illustrates the principle of continuation, where the eye is drawn to paths that continue in the same direction or have the least deviation from the original path, making it seem like a continuation of the original road.

You Are Driving Down an Unfamiliar Road When It Suddenly