Nikki was walking around a department store shopping one day, and did not realize that the shirt she was wearing looked just like the shirts worn by employees. When a stranger asked, "do you work here," she thought it was funny. The other customers' assumption that Nikki was a store employee demonstrates the Gestalt principle of _______.

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The Gestalt principle of similarity explains this situation because the other customers assumed Nikki was an employee due to her shirt's resemblance to the employees' uniforms, highlighting how similar objects are often perceived as part of a group or pattern.

Nikki Was Walking Around a Department Store Shopping One Day