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PSYCHOLOGY #3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| GESTALT PRINCIPLES | Refer to the ways in which we organise the features of a visual scene by grouping them to perceive a whole, complete form. |
| CLOSURE | Is the perceptual tendency to mentally "close up", fill in or ignore gaps in a visual image, and to perceive objects as complete or whole. |
| CAMOUFLAGE | Occurs when the figure and ground are not easily separated, but blend together. It restricts our ability to separate the figure from the background because the colour/s and pattern of the figure are similar to the background. |
| FIGURE GROUND | When we use figure ground we organize visual information by perceptually dividing a visual scene into a "figure", which stands out from the "ground", which is its surroundings. |
| SIMILARITY | Involves the tendency to perceive parts of a visual image that have similar feature - such as size, shape, texture or colour - as belonging together in a unit, group or whole. |
| PROXIMITY | Also called nearness, is the tendency to perceive parts of a visual image which are positioned close together in a group. |