Figure-ground relationships concern the tendency to __________.

A. perceive objects, or figures, against some background
B. complete figures that are incomplete
C. perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping
D. perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern


Answer: A

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