sensation and perception pt 6

Question 1

closure

Answer 1

organizing our perceptions into complete objects rather than as a series of parts

Question 2

figure-ground relationship

Answer 2

segmenting our visual world into figure and ground

Question 3

gestalt psychology

Answer 3

This belief led to a new movement within the field of psychology

Question 4

good continuation

Answer 4

(also, continuity) we are more likely to perceive continuous, smooth flowing lines rather than jagged, broken lines

Question 5

pattern perception

Answer 5

ability to discriminate among different figures and shapes

Question 6

perceptual hypothesis

Answer 6

educated guess used to interpret sensory information

Question 7

principle of closure

Answer 7

organize perceptions into complete objects rather than as a series of parts

Question 8

proximity

Answer 8

things that are close to one another tend to be grouped together

Question 9

similarity

Answer 9

things that are alike tend to be grouped together