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Which of the gestalt principles states that we tend to perceive objects in groups?

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The law of perceptual grouping is the Gestalt principle which states we tend to perceive objects in groups. Gestalt theory maintains that we group objects in several different ways: according to similarity, proximity (when they are near each other), law of common fate, law of continuity (we prefer perceptions of connected and continuous figures to disconnected perceptions...examples would be a movie or a song), and the law of pragnanz (we look for the simplest way to see things...however it requires the least thinking).
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