Week 3: Part 5 Gestalt Flashcards
1
Q
What is perceptual organization?
A
the way elements in the environment are organized or grouped together
2
Q
what is the law of continuation?
A
when connected result in straight or smoothly curving lines as seen as belonging together and lines tend to be seen in such a way to follow the smoothest path
3
Q
what is the pragnanz “good figure”?
A
every stimulus pattern is seen in such a way that the resulting structure is as simple as possible, think of circles crossing over photo
4
Q
what is the law of similarity?
A
similar things appear to be grouped together
