While walking down the street of an old town,Caleb notices a burnt sign.Even though most of the words in the sign are illegible,she is able to piece together that the sign is pointing to the town hall.In this scenario,the gestalt principle of _____ accounts for this phenomenon.

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The gestalt principle of closure refers to the human brain's tendency to fill in missing information based on context and existing knowledge. In this scenario, even though most of the words in the burnt sign are illegible, Caleb is able to use the context of the sign's location and the existing knowledge that signs often point to important buildings like town halls to fill in the missing information and understand that the sign is pointing to the town hall.

While Walking Down the Street of an Old Town,Caleb Notices