When we are reading, the distance of each letter from those around it affects the word that we see. For example, scarcity means something different from scar city, therapist is different from the rapist, and prosecute is different from prose cute. Which Gestalt principle are we using to decide which letters to consider part of full words?

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The Gestalt principle of proximity explains how we perceive elements close to each other as part of a group, which helps us determine which letters form words based on their spatial closeness.

When We Are Reading, the Distance of Each Letter from Those