GESTALT Flashcards
DESIGN
CLOSURE
tendancy of brain to fill in missing info to create a whole
UNSTABLE FIGURE AND GROUND
battle for attention
figure can bacome ground and vice versa
PROXIMITY
objects/shapes that appear close to one another appear to form groups
ANOMALY
when similarity occurs, objects can be emphasised if dissimilar
CONTINUITY
intersection btw 2 or more objects are perceived as single, uninterrupted objects
SIMILARITY
objects or shapes that appear similar appear to form groups
PRAGNANZ
perceive ambiguous or complex images as their simplest form(s) possible
COMMON FATE
when elements are seen moving in the same direction at the same rate, movement associated as part of the same stimulus
CONNECTION
when objects are physically connected, perceive them as groups
ALIGNMENT
guiding principle that arranges elements in a manner signalling a direct relationship