Laws of "Gestalt" psychology Flashcards
1
Q
How many Laws are there
A
7
2
Q
Name all the laws (SPCCCPP)
A
Similarity
Proximity
Continuity
Common Fate
Closure
Prägnanz (Phithiness)
Past Experience
3
Q
Law of Similarity
A
Similar Things Are Grouped
-> colour, form, size, orientation
4
Q
Law of Proximity
A
Close Objects Are Grouped
(although they may have different colour / shape …)
5
Q
Law of Continuity
A
Smooth / Continuous Lines
6
Q
Law of Common Fate
A
Moving Together = group Together
7
Q
Law of Closure
A
We Fill Gaps To See Complete Shapes
8
Q
Law of Prägnanz
A
We Perceive Thing its the Simples / Organised way
9
Q
Law of Past Experience
A
What we have learned affects what we see
