Quinn has spent the afternoon setting up hundreds of dominoes. When his brother gets home, he comments that Quinn has created an interesting clover-leaf pattern. Though Quinn wasn't aware he was doing this, he is able to see the pattern when his brother points it out. Which Gestalt principle are both boys using?
A) Similarity
B) Figure-ground
C) Concentrics
D) Continuity

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The Gestalt principle of continuity refers to the tendency to perceive a series of points or lines as having unity or forming a continuous pattern. The clover-leaf pattern that Quinn unintentionally created is perceived as a continuous shape by both boys.

Quinn Has Spent the Afternoon Setting Up Hundreds of Dominoes