Table of Contents
- 1 What is the tendency to complete a figure called?
- 2 What refers to the tendency to perceive a broken figure as being complete or whole?
- 3 Which Gestalt principle refers to our tendency to complete objects that are incomplete?
- 4 Is the tendency to perceive objects or figures as existing on a background?
- 5 What is the tendency to perceive according to prior experiences known as?
- 6 What is symmetry law?
What is the tendency to complete a figure called?
closure. the tendency to complete figures that are incomplete. continuity.
Is the tendency to perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping?
The Gestalt law of proximity states that “objects or shapes that are close to one another appear to form groups”. Even if the shapes, sizes, and objects are radically different, they will appear as a group if they are close. Refers to the way smaller elements are “assembled” in a composition.
What refers to the tendency to perceive a broken figure as being complete or whole?
closure: organizing our perceptions into complete objects rather than as a series of parts. figure-ground relationship: segmenting our visual world into figure and ground.
When receptor cells for the senses are activated the process called?
transduction: The conversion of a stimulus from one form to another. sensation: The function of the low-level biochemical and neurological events that occur when a stimulus activates the receptor cells of a sensory organ.
Which Gestalt principle refers to our tendency to complete objects that are incomplete?
closure is gestalt principle of perception, which is the tendency to complete figures that are incomplete. continuity is a gestalt principle of perception, which is the tendency to perceive things as simply as possible with a continuous pattern rather than a complex, broken-up pattern.
Which Gestalt principle of perception says that we have the tendency to complete figures that are incomplete?
The tendency to perceive objects, or figures as existing on a background. The tendency to perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping. Closure. The tendency to complete figures that are incomplete.
Is the tendency to perceive objects or figures as existing on a background?
Ch 3 Psychology Terms and Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Figure-ground Relationships | The tendency to perceive objects, or figures, as existing on a background |
| Closure | The tendency to complete figures that are incomplete |
| Similarity | The tendency to perceive things that look similar to each other as being part of the same group |
Which gestalt principle refers to our tendency to complete objects that are incomplete?
What is the tendency to perceive according to prior experiences known as?
Perceptual Expectancy. the tendency to perceive things a certain way because previous experiences or expectations influence those perceptions.
What are Gestalt’s perception principles?
The classic principles of the gestalt theory of visual perception include similarity, continuation, closure, proximity, figure/ground, and symmetry & order (also known as prägnanz).
What is symmetry law?
The Law of Symmetry is the gestalt grouping law that states that elements that are symmetrical to each other tend to be perceived as a unified group. This is a lawful statement of the role of symmetry in determining figure-ground perception.
What is the tendency to perceive things in a certain way because of previous experience or expectation called?
perceptual set. the tendency to perceive things a certain way because previous experiences or expectations influence those perceptions. top-down processing. the use of preexisting knowledge to organize individual features into a unified whole.