Nearness is the tendency to __________.

A. perceive objects, or figures, on a nearby background
B. complete figures that are incomplete
C. perceive objects that are close together as part of the same grouping
D. perceive things with a continuous pattern as closer than those things with a complex pattern


Answer: C

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