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Gestalt Principles
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Gestalt Principles
Gestalt principles of perceptual organization help us understand how our brain takes 2D images on our retina and perceives whole objects and scenes.
Figure and Ground - we tend to organize images into figure and background
Proximity - objects that are close together are grouped
Similarity - objects which are more similar are more likely to be grouped together
Continuity - we tend to perceive smooth, curved lines rather than jagged lines
Closure - we tend to fill in the gaps to make whole objects
Practice: Gestalt Principles
You are driving and see a stop sign that is partially obscured by the vehicle in front of you and the branches of a tree. Nevertheless, you see a stop sign and follow traffic rules. Which Gestalt principle explains this?