As she watches her granddaughter's dance recital, Patty perceives two separate groups of dancers. Her granddaughter's group wore bright turquoise costumes with gold accents and the other group wore bright gold costumes with turquoise accents. Patty perceived the girls as belonging to two different groups due to the Gestalt principle of:

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The Gestalt principle of similarity suggests that elements that are similar in appearance (color, shape, size, etc.) will be perceived as a group or belonging together. In this case, Patty perceives the two groups of dancers based on the similarity between the colors of their costumes, with one group wearing bright turquoise with gold accents and the other wearing bright gold with turquoise accents.

As She Watches Her Granddaughter's Dance Recital, Patty Perceives Two