During a visit to the local museum, you appreciate the incredible beauty of the paintings displayed. Your ability to see the paintings as complete pictures rather than individual, disconnected dots of color, texture, and location occurs through a process called __________.
A) contiguity
B) proximity
C) accommodation
D) binding

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Binding refers to the process by which the brain combines separate visual features of an object or scene, such as color, shape, and location, into a coherent whole. This enables us to see a complete picture rather than isolated details. Contiguity and proximity are principles of Gestalt psychology that describe how objects that are close together in space or time tend to be perceived as related or grouped together. Accommodation is the process by which the eye adjusts its focus to see objects at different distances.

During a Visit to the Local Museum, You Appreciate the Incredible