Closure is an established psychological term relating to the cognitive filling in of missing information

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Closure is a well-established concept in Gestalt psychology that describes the cognitive process of filling in missing information to perceive incomplete stimuli as whole.

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britannica.com: Closure | psychology | Britannica

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britannica.com: Closure | psychology | Britannica. britannica.com. https://www.britannica.com/science/closure-psychology

Britannica confirms closure is a Gestalt psychology term involving seeing incomplete stimuli as whole.

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link.springer.com: Law of Closure | Springer Nature Link

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link.springer.com: Law of Closure | Springer Nature Link. link.springer.com. https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-981-99-6000-2_1224-1

The entry details the Law of Closure as a perceptual organization process filling in missing information.

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en.wikipedia.org: Principles of grouping

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en.wikipedia.org: Principles of grouping. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_principles_of_perception

Identifies closure as one of the Gestalt principles of grouping in psychology.

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