2-Gestalt Psychology and principles Flashcards
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PRINCIPLES OF PERCEPTUAL ORGANIZATION
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Principles that help us understand how the brain perceives pieces of information as a whole
2
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simplicity
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we select the simplest/most likely interpretation of an object’s shape
3
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closure
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our brains fill in missing information
4
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continuity
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same orientation—grouped together (good continuity)
5
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similarity
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regions of similar colour, lightness, shape, texture, belong to the same group
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proximity
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objects that are closer together are seen as belonging to the same group
7
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law of common fate
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elements that move together are perceives as part of a single object
8
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figure and ground
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- figure—part that comes forward
- ground—background
what you see depends on what you perceive as being what
