The Getsalt principle explains why the figures,$$$$AAA###, are perceived as three groups instead of nine separate figures.
What three groups, I see 10 figures.
What is your question?
The _________Getsalt principle explains why the figures, $$$AAA###, are perceived as three groups instead of nine separate figures. Choose from the following A) closure B)Continuity C)Similarity D)Proximity
Let me give you an example:
$A#A$##$A
Hmmmm. So was it the proximity of the first set?
similarity
Nope, I think it was proximity. The set I gave you did not have proximity, but there were three similar sets hidden there.
similarity
okay i see
Here's a good explanation of those:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_psychology#Pr.C3.A4gnanz
Ok, put down similarity, and get it wrong. Machts Nichts.
Actually, an easier and more visual description is here:
http://psychology.about.com/od/sensationandperception/ss/gestaltlaws.htm