Day 129 MCAT Practice Question

Answer C is correct

The Gestalt principles are a group of various principles used to describe or

characterize particular ways that the brain processes information when it perceives

external stimuli. When the brain experiences novel stimuli, it can easily become

overwhelmed as it tries to comprehend a large amount of information and make

sense of it. Gestalt principles allow for more efficient and focused perception.

As seen in the image above, there are various Gestalt principles that are best explained

through observing various examples. As you are viewing the image, your brain is using

Gestalt principles in real-time to interpret the visual stimuli as spelling the word

“GESTALT” even though none of the “letters” look like typical fonts or graphics.

Here, Answer C is correct because closure does not refer to the grouping of items

that are close together. Instead, this description of grouping refers to the Gestalt

principle of proximity, which can be seen in the “L” in the figure above. The principle

of closure instead refers to how the brain tends to interpret less-than-complete

objects as a full image, which can be seen in the “G” in the figure above. Although

there is not an entire “G” depicted, the brain “fills in” the gaps to create closure

where it expects the letter to be.