When Peggy went to the baseball game she quickly separated the fans into the "home crowd" (wearing mostly red), and the "visitors" (wearing mostly blue), even though the fans were fairly evenly dispersed throughout the stadium.Peggy's perception of the crowd illustrates the Gestalt principle of:
A)figure ground
B)closure
C)common fate
D)similarity

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Peggy's perception of the crowd as two distinct groups based on their similar clothing colors illustrates the Gestalt principle of similarity, which suggests that objects or elements that are similar in appearance are perceived as a group or pattern. The other choices do not best fit Peggy's perception of the crowd. Figure-ground refers to distinguishing an object from its background, closure refers to filling in missing details to form a complete shape or object, and common fate refers to the perception of elements moving together in the same direction as belonging to a group.

When Peggy Went to the Baseball Game She Quickly Separated