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Psychologists have identified several "laws" of perceptual organisation on grouping which illustrate their view that the perceived whole of an object is more than the sum of its parts; that objects are interpreted as "gestalten".
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Psychologists have identified several "laws" of perceptual organisation on grouping which illustrate their view that the perceived whole of an object is more than the sum of its parts; that objects are interpreted as "gestalten". GESTALT LAWS OF PERCEPTION Proximity: Elements appearing close together - in space or time - tend to be perceived together, so that different spacings of dots produce four vertical lines or four horizontal lines. Another example would be the perception of a series of musical notes as a melody because they occur soon after one another. Similarity: Similar figures tend to be grouped together. So, the triangles and circles (right b) are seen as columns of similar shapes rather than rows of different shapes. Good Continuation: We tend to perceive smooth, continuous patterns rather than discontinuous ones. The pattern (right c) could be seen as a series of alternating semi-circles, but tends to be perceived as a wavy...
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