Sitting in the pit area at a race-track, you watch cars speed around the track in front of the mass of humanity in the stands. You have organized this visual scene such that the race car is figure. In a perceptual sense, what are the people in the stands?

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In perceptual organization, the figure is the main focus, while the ground is the background. Here, the race car is the figure, and the people in the stands are the ground.

Sitting in the Pit Area at a Race-Track, You Watch