Gestalt Principles of Perception

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What is the principle of similarity?

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Grouping things based on their similarities.

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How do we perceive continuous, smooth flowing lines according to the law of continuity?

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As complete objects.

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What is the principle of proximity?

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Grouping things that are close to one another.

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Which Gestalt principle suggests that things that are close to one another tend to be grouped together?

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Proximity.

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What are perceptual hypotheses?

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Educated guesses we make while interpreting sensory information.

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What does the principle of closure refer to?

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The tendency to perceive incomplete figures as complete.

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What is the law of figure-ground perception?

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The ability to distinguish an object from its background.

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How does the principle of continuity affect perception?

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It leads us to perceive lines as continuous rather than disjointed.

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What is the principle of common fate?

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The tendency to perceive objects moving in the same direction as a group.

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What does the term 'Gestalt' mean in psychology?

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A German word meaning 'shape' or 'form', emphasizing holistic perception.