Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception

Question 1

Gestalt Principle

Answer 1

Form or pattern

Question 2

Figure Ground Relationship

Answer 2

We notice a figure and everything else is the background. Sometimes the figure becomes the background and they switch (is it an a young lady or an old crone picture)

Question 3

Proximity

Answer 3

Things that are close together tend to be grouped together

Question 4

Similarity

Answer 4

Things that are alike tend to be grouped together (think of a football teams matching colors, and how you group them together as teams)

Question 5

Continuity

Answer 5

We perceive smoother lines easier than jagged lines (a road is straight and it’s easier to drive on than a jagged road)

Question 6

Principle of closure

Answer 6

We tend to connect things that hae small gaps to create a whole, closed structure. Think of the square that had some gaps in it. But you still see a square.

Question 7

Bottom-Up processing

Answer 7

You don’t have the puzzle box. You’re starting from scratch with little information.

Question 8

Top-Down

Answer 8

you have the puzzle box and recognize what you see. Takes less effort to understand (perceive)